Australian gov't releases draft carbon trading scheme

 The Australian government announced Wednesday a draft proposal for an emissions trading scheme that is set to transform the country's economy when it comes into effect on July 1, 2010.

     ''Placing a limit and a price on pollution will change the things we produce, the way we produce them and the things we buy. It will open new doors to a cleaner energy future,'' Climate Change Minister Penny Wong told the National Press Club in Canberra.