Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has urged business not to commit to buying carbon offsets.The House of Representatives this week passed the government's clean energy legislation, which will put a $23/tonne fixed price on carbon emissions from July 1, 2012, and bring in an emissions trading scheme from 2015.
Under the scheme, which is set to pass the Senate in November, a large portion of emissions reduction will come from Australian businesses buying carbon offsets from overseas.
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