Carbon emissions trading: a way forward or the Emperor's new clothes?

Australian federal politics at the moment is dominated by debate over the Rudd government's carbon pollution reduction scheme. This week, Rear Vision looks at the history of such carbon trading schemes and at how effective they are at reducing greenhouse gases. First Broadcast 28 September 2008

New Zealand prepares for carbon emissions trading

Tomorrow Professor Ross Garnaut releases his much-anticipated draft report on the economic impact of carbon emissions trading. The federal government's own green paper in response will be out in another two weeks. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is sticking to his timetable of launching an emissions trading scheme in Australia by 2010. That might sound ambitious, but New Zealand is already well ahead of us in implementing a carbon trading scheme.

Guests
David Parker
New Zealand's Minister for Energy and Climate Change.

Reporter
Business Editor Sheryle Bagwell

Carbon Trading 101

A carbon emissions trading scheme, it sounds like what we need for climate change but how exactly does it work?

Is it the same as a carbon tax?

And why do we need to set up a trade in greenhouse emissions?

Ian Lowe gives us a primer in emissions trading.


Guests
Professor Ian Lowe
President Australian Conservation Foundation

Further Information
Australian Conservation Foundation

Presenter
Richard Aedy

Producer
Amanda Armstrong

Story Researcher and Producer
Lindy Raine

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