Australia: Greens agree native veg savings should count in carbon scheme

Australia: Greens agree native veg savings should count in carbon scheme
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Greens are backing Professor Ross Garnaut’s call for better management of native vegetation on farms and in forests, to be credited in Australia’s carbon trading scheme. The Federal Government’s climate change advisor is delivering his second draft report today on how quickly Australia should cut greenhouse gas emissions, and by how much. At the moment the Government says carbon stored on farms - apart from in tree plantations - can’t be included in the scheme. But …

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