Wong excludes ag; ETS a 'done deal'

AUSTRALIA is likely to have an emissions trading scheme locked in by the end of next week, with the Government caving in to a key Coalition demand to permanently exclude the farming sector.

In a significant concession, and a huge win for the farming lobby, a senior Government source revealed Labor will this week agree to exclude agriculture from the scheme "indefinitely" - knocking out a key sticking point in negotiations with the Opposition.

In a further concession, the Government will also examine giving farmers the opportunity to earn cash by selling carbon offsetting credits on the open market, including Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull's favoured "biochar" method of storing carbon in soil.

Excluding ag from ETS a winner

"Respected climate change spokespeople including Professor Tim Flannery and the Climate Institute’s Corey Watts have recently called for a model that pays farmers to sequester carbon in pastures and soil, and this model has been adopted by our competitors in other countries.."

Obama voter Tom Fuller: Global warming after Copenhagen

Start with scrapping the current Cap and Trade and replacing it with a small carbon tax that is revenue neutral, with monies received lowering payroll taxes for both worker and employer.
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We don't owe a 'climate debt' to the rest of the world--that's nonsense...

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