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Vital Signs: a global carbon price could soon be a reality – Australia should prepare

  • Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
Vital Signs: a global carbon price could soon be a reality – Australia should prepareJohn Nacion/AP

As well as restoring dignity to the Oval Office, another thing that will definitely change under a Biden presidency is US policy on the environment.

Biden’s plan for “a clean energy revolution and environmental justice” includes rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change, investing US$1.7 trillion over the next...

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