Prime Minister Kevin Rudd: 'This is a hard piece of policy'
The Australian government says it will push back a planned carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) by a year.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the delay was necessary because of the poor economic climate.
But he also suggested that Australia could pursue tougher emissions reductions targets if an international deal was reached.
The ETS, which has been criticised by both industrial and environment groups, was due to launch in July 2010.
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