Obama unveils plans for carbon cap and trade

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Presidential hopeful plans to deliver US emissions trading scheme as energy official insists carbon regulations are inevitable

US presidential candidate Barack Obama has announced plans for a US-wide carbon emissions trading scheme as part of a major new energy strategy designed to slash carbon emissions by 80 per cent on 1990...

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