Fed: Greens want ETS vote delayed

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2009
Fed: Greens want ETS vote delayed

The Australian Greens are calling for voting to be delayed on the government's Emissions
Trading Scheme.

Deputy leader CHRISTINE MILNE says both the government and coalition plan for reducing
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 are flawed.

The government wants a five per cent reduction .. while the coalition yesterday unveiled
its plan for a 10 per cent cut.

But Ms MILNE says the government needs to start over .. to get some environmental and
economic integrity into the scheme.

Debate on the scheme starts today in the Senate .. with a vote scheduled for Thursday.

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KEYWORD: CLIMATE MILNE (CANBERRA)

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