Parker: Industry protection under ETS being considered
21 Apr 2008
Designing an emissions trading scheme which effectively reduces greenhouse gas emissions while being fair to industry is an important matter which requires careful consideration, Climate Change Minister David Parker says.
The issue at stake is how much free allocation of Kyoto units certain ‘at-risk’ businesses should receive under the scheme, and how quickly that allocation should be phased out.
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