MELBOURNE, Nov 9 (Reuters) Australia is in talks to link its carbon market with those in the European Union and New Zealand, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Wednesday, fresh from pushing through landmark laws to impose a price on carbon emissions.
The 500 Australian manufacturers, miners, transport groups and energy producers who will face a fixed tax of A$23 ($23.78)per tonne of carbon emissions from mid2012 will be able to start trading emissions credits from 2015.
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