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Australian LNG industry braced for carbon legislation
Publication date: 13 September 2011
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard today initiated the third attempt to impose a price on Australia’s carbon emissions, introducing proposals to parliament. A carbon tax would be levied from July next year, with emissions trading starting from mid-visual_editor015. But the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) said that, rather than promoting gas as a low-carbon fuel, the legislation “risks constraining the LNG industry’s growth”.