Target 25 % reduction (minimum) by 2020

Here are a couple of news items (from the SMH) on the eve of the introduction of Australia's emission trading scheme by Penny Wong. The first is by Bob Brown (Leader of the Australian Greens) and the second is by Kerry-Anne Walsh (Political Correspondent).
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Lead on environment, PM

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by Bob Brown (Leader of the Australian Greens)

SMH

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THE Rudd Government's decision on carbon-emissions targets, due to be released tomorrow, is the most important it has yet had to make - and among the most important it will ever make.

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This decision will echo through the generations, directly affecting the wellbeing of Australia's grandchildren.

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Australia's decision on how much, and how quickly, it will reduce pollution of the atmosphere will have a major impact on global negotiations.

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If Rudd is weak, he will give cover to bigger polluting nations to also fail the world's future.

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Rudd put on notice over emissions

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by Kerry-Anne Walsh

SMH

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THE Government's emissions trading scheme could be in strife in the Senate if a target cut of less than 15 per cent in greenhouse gases by 2020 is announced tomorrow.

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Climate Change Minister Penny Wong is tipped to announce a modest cut of between 5 and 10 per cent in carbon emissions by 2020, in a white paper that has taken a year to craft.

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