ETS becoming 'inconvenient for PM'

...The scheme will not start before 2013 at the earliest following a decision by cabinet's priorities and budget committee, The Sydney Morning Herald said on Tuesday.

The decision, which will save the government $2.5 billion, flies in the face of Mr Rudd's commitment to address climate change, an issue he has described as "the greatest moral challenge of our generation".

"Now it is an inconvenience for him," opposition climate action spokesman Greg Hunt told ABC Radio.

Climate Change Negotiations Leave More Questions Than Answers - Yahoo! News

"If it can't get through this Congress, with this president, then it's not going to get anywhere ever," said an industry lobbyist who has been closely involved in the climate talks.