Plan a win for climate change: lobby group

SYDNEY (AAP) - July 09 - A plan to reduce Australia's carbon footprint will be the single biggest legislative victory for climate change action in the nation's history, lobby group GetUp! says.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday announced the government's Clean Energy Future plan, which sets a $23 per tonne price on carbon from July 1, 2012.
"The climate agreement announced today will be the single biggest legislative victory for climate change action in Australia's history, if passed by parliament later this year," GetUP's national director Simon Sheikh said in a statement.
He said it would also enable Australia to join the 31 countries around the world that have already moved to price carbon.
"It will help Australia be a powerful voice in international negotiations where other nations are considering what their next move will be," he said.