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'No carbon tax for Australia'

How serious is the Australian government about reducing its greenhouse gas emissions? And what are the best ways to measure how polluting a country really is?

Stephen Sackur challenges Australian Treasury Minister Joe Hockey about his government’s record, and whether targets on reducing greenhouse gas emissions are really going far enough?

Is the reintroduction of a carbon tax part of the solution, and to what extent has the international community failed to make progress?

Release date: 14 Oct 2014

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