farmboy, I wouldn't read to much into the Fairfax connection, the writer Tom Switzer is a "committed advocate for the conservative cause". (Below is his profile and his website links.)
This comment in the article stuck out for me, as I know China has introduced emission trading schemes in a number of areas. "...No Asian nation has an emission trading scheme in operation...Tom Switzer"
A committed advocate for the conservative cause, he was senior adviser to former federal Liberal Party Leader Brendan Nelson until the 2008 leadership vote that saw Malcolm Turnbull take over in the top job. Before that he was opinion page editor for The Australian (2001-08), an editorial writer at The Australian Financial Review (1998-2001), and an assistant editor at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC (1995-98). He has also contributed articles to The Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune,The IPA Review and Quadrant magazine
