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Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister praises Australia’s carbon tax

Carbon pricing is best way to go: David Cameron, THE AUSTRALIAN, BY:MATTHEW FRANKLIN, CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT , October 29, 2011 BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has backed pricing carbon as an effective way of dealing with climate change, marginalising Tony Abbott’s ongoing rejection of Julia Gillard’s carbon tax.
Mr Cameron, who had previously written a letter of support to Ms Gillard over her policy, said in Perth last night that while it was up to individual nations to determine their own action on climate change, he believed in a market-linked mechanism.

“We have put a carbon floor price in through our budget and I think other countries are looking at this,” Mr Cameron said.
“If you want to get control of global emissions, if you want to deal with this issue, then the market is an effective way of doing that. It’s often not enough on its own. There are changes in rules and regulations you also need to make.”

Mr Cameron believed there were opportunities in the creation of green jobs stemming from pricing carbon…. Labor’s $23-a-tonne carbon tax will take effect from July 1 next year. The opposition has continued to run a strong campaign against the change and the Opposition Leader has promised an incoming Coalition government would scrap the levy.  http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/carbon-pricing-is-best-way-to-go-david-cameron/story-fnapmixa-1226180040326

October 29, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News