[ Ссылка ] Australia has passed a series of landmark anti-pollution laws, imposing a tax on carbon emissions in one of the biggest reforms in a decade.
The country still relies heavily on coal to generate electricity, and is the world's highest emitter per head, although it accounts for just 1.5 percent of global emissions.
The final vote in the Senate paves the way for the most comprehensive carbon price scheme outside Europe. It is a triumph for the Prime Minister Julia Gillard; the hotly-contested issue prompted the fall of two of her predecessors.
