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Climate Change Commission: The Emissions Trading Scheme needs reform

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Publish Date
Thu, 27 Apr 2023, 7:48am
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Climate Change Commission: The Emissions Trading Scheme needs reform

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 27 Apr 2023, 7:48am

The Climate Change Commission says we're relying too much on planting trees to soak up greenhouse gas emissions.

In draft advice to the Government, released yesterday, it says the Emissions Trading Scheme needs reform.

Chairman Rod Carr told Mike Hosking we need to separate the incentive to reduce emissions, from the incentives to plant trees.

He says that way it's clear as to why we need to reduce emissions and what we expect the outcome to be from planting trees.

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