Recycling, trees to reduce carbon - Oppn

Innovative businesses will find ways to reduce the nation's emissions by five per cent by 2020 without a carbon tax, under the coalition's direct action plan, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.
After telling a Gold Coast forum it was 'crazy' to reduce emissions by the coalition's target of five per cent by 2020 when China was planning to increase its emissions, Mr Abbott on Wednesday re-cast his statement.
After visiting a Geelong factory he said it was the government's carbon tax policy that was 'crazy'.
He said he did want to reduce emissions by five per cent by using sensible practices such as reducing energy use, recycling, planting more trees, putting more carbon into soil and using smart technology.

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