oecd calls for carbon tax

... and abbott runs full speed backwards.

The head of the OECD has challenged world leaders to put a price on carbon, arguing that fossil fuels emissions must become more expensive if they're to be phased out over the second half of the century.

In a clarion call to industrialised nations, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned climate change poses a very real risk that doesn't come with a "bailout option" like financial crises.

Outlining a new climate agenda from the Paris-based economic club, OECD secretary general Angel Gurria said there was "strong consensus" that carbon pricing - either through a tax or emissions trading scheme (ETS) - should be at the cornerstone of all global efforts to tackle climate change.


Mr Gurria said energy efficiency programs and other strategies were important but "cherry-picking a few easy policy measures" would not be enough.

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