FED: Brown launches one last plea on ETS

AAP General News (Australia)
12-02-2009
FED: Brown launches one last plea on ETS

By Peter Veness

CANBERRA, Dec 2 AAP - Debate has resumed in the Senate on the government's emissions
trading scheme.

A vote on the 11 bills, setting up the carbon pollution reduction scheme, is likely
to take place at some point in the first hour after the upper house started debate at
10am (AEDT).

With the bills headed for defeat, Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce rejoiced.

"It's absolutely humbling," he said of the involvement of many voters in the climate
change debate.

"The Australian people are going to be the greatest winners."

Australian Greens leader Bob Brown, who is also voting against the carbon pollution
reduction scheme but for different reasons, said the scheme was against the interest of
average Australians.

"We have, in this legislation, a suite of amendments ... which would have made this
truly world class," Senator Brown said.

The third reading debate, presently underway, precedes a final vote on the legislation.

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