CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's parliament passed laws that impose a price on carbon emissions on Tuesday, giving new impetus to December's global climate talks in South Africa.
The carbon laws will force the top 500 polluting companies to pay a A$24 ($22.90) a tonne price for carbon emissions from mid 2012 in an effort to fight climate change.
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