Carbon tax cuts Australian corporate emissions as climate debate rages

Will Nichols
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Government figures show a seven per cent drop in emissions in the first year of the levy, which is set for the chop next year

Emissions from the largest Australian companies fell seven per cent on average in the first year of the country's controversial carbon tax, according to the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC)...

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