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Australian LNG Industry Fears Carbon Trading Scheme

September 2008 | Industry News

Australia's growing liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry has urged the government to create a new category for the sector that will offer LNG exporters compensation during the first phases of the country's carbon trading scheme, due to start in 2010.

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