In March 2008, the newly elected Labor government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (a cap-and-trade emissions trading system) would be introduced in 2010,[REF] however this scheme was initially delayed by a year to mid-2011,[REF] and subsequently delayed further until 2013 [REF].
The Federal Opposition strongly criticised the delay[REF] as did community and grassroots action groups such as GetUp [REF].