Australia carbon emissions law hit by opposition revolt
The Australian government's plans to enact a law for an emissions trading scheme have been thrown into chaos. A revolt within the opposition Liberal Party could overturn an agreement reached earlier in the week with the Liberal leader, Malcolm Turnbull. He agreed to pass the measure through the upper house of parliament where the government does not have a majority. But opposition climate change sceptics have vowed to scupper the legislation and have challenged his leadership. Malcolm Turnbull has argued that the party would consign itself to political oblivion if it refused to advance policies aimed at tackling climate change...........
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