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13 June 2011The recent Productivity Commission report on Carbon Emission Policies in Key Economies boosted the Government's arguments for a carbon price. It commissioned the work for the Multi-Party Committee on Climate Change, a parliamentary group which is discussing the carbon price. The Commission concluded that putting a price on carbon is the most cost efficient way for Australia to meet its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Peter Mares looks for a way through the heated politics of the climate debate with a key Independent research group.

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Erwin Jackson
Deputy CEO, Climate Institute

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