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The Australian parliament has rejected government plans |
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to introduce ambitious carbon trading scheme to tackle global warming. |
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If the government is defeated again, |
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it could trigger a general election. |
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Nick Bryant reports from Sydney. |
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The emissions trading scheme |
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was a centerpiece of the Rudd government environmental strategy. |
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Its aim was to cut greenhouse emissions by 5% over the next ten years. |
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Yet the Rudd government does not control the upper hand |
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of the Australian parliament, the Senate. |
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And the measure has been defeated by 42 votes to 30. |
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Outside the ruling Labor Party, |
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this was a friendless measure. |
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Greens senators have called for more stringent reductions. |
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The opposition Liberal Party |
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believed the scheme would hamper the all imported mining sector |
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that was being rushed through parliament without proper consultation. |