A few weeks ago, Energy Minister Angus Taylor made changes to the Australian carbon market that crashed the value of government-issued carbon credits.

The changes made it cheaper for big companies to pollute. They also cost the government as much as $3.5 billion.

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on why Taylor did it and what it means.




Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe.




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A few weeks ago, Energy Minister Angus Taylor made changes to the Australian carbon market that crashed the value of government-issued carbon credits.The changes made it cheaper for big companies to pollute. They also cost the government as much as $3.5 billion.Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on why Taylor did it and what it means. Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe. Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>

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