Kevin Rudd, prime minister of Australia, has said he would delay his attempt to introduce a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade scheme until 2013, because of political opposition.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday April 27, Rudd confirmed that his government would shelve the plans until 2013 and insisted that the blame lay at the feet of opposition members of parliament, whom he accused of performing a “backflip” on earlier promises to support the proposal.
“The implementation of a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme in Australia will therefore be extended...