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Friday 9, 2010 Page: 1
"It's a good time to lobby", said the head of one industry group yesterday to Business Spectator's Giles Parkinson, Why? Because Wong and co, bereft of an ETS, are throwing open their doors to "lobbyists and special interest groups in a last-minute attempt to cobble together a credible climate change policy to take to a snap election", that's why, Government officials have been calling for ideas from specialists in the banking community, renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors, as well as NGOs and various industry groups, as it seeks to put forward a package of "direct action" measures to reduce emissions,
Of course, as Parkinson points out, the government has been told over and over again by just about anyone who knows anything that whatever "direct action" initiatives that might be put in place, its impact will be much reduced, and more expensive, without a carbon price, Gillard "opened the door" to the mining industry, So now's her chance to further prove what a good listener she is, and to whom she listens to, Because there's no shortage of people yelling, This morning's Australian Financial Review suggests that the government is considering an interim carbon price, an energy efficiency target scheme and emissions performance standards for new power stations,
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