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Australia needs a price on carbon and direct action says new research

Australia’s carbon emissions policy requires a price on carbon as well as direct action according to new research by the University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute.

The final part of a three-part report suggests that Australia needs to move towards a bipartisan approach that uses aspects of both Labor and the Coalition’s policies.

The proposal involves using a fixed carbon price to aid business planning and phasing out coal and gas as energy sources to diversify Australia’s power.

Read more at The University of Queensland

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