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Crikey readers talk sweatshop labour, The Salvation Army and the Coalition’s climate change policies.

Despite the failures in Copenhagen and beyond, the government’s Clean Energy Future policy continues to be based largely on an outdated model, writes Fergus Green at Inside Story.

Crikey media wrap: Despite Tony Abbott declaring he will kill the carbon price if elected, PM Julia Gillard will today get Australia’s first significant policy to cut carbon emissions passed through parliament.

It’s unclear yet whether this deal will reduce Australia’s contribution to climate change, writes Guy Pearse, Research Fellow at the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland.

The first three instalments of Professor Ross Garnaut’s update to his Climate Change Review have been a welcome boost to the government’s ability to press its case for a carbon price, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Spectator.

The final week of critical climate negotiations in Cancun is upon us. Australia’s Minister for climate change, Greg Combet, arrived on the weekend and got straight to work. Philip Ireland reports from Mexico.

As day three of the UN climate talks in Cancun, Mexico kicks off, Anna Rose takes a stroll through a community garden in Syria, looking at local initiatives for global problems. Yet Australia lags behind with the false “the world isn’t acting, Australia shouldn’t lead” climate change line.

PM Julia Gillard pens a column on why the carbon price reform is such a grand idea. Putting a price on carbon will end this awkward uncertainty sending energy prices up and is clear decisive action on climate change, claims Gillard.

The government and climate change advocates need to stop obsessing over carbon pricing and get behind an investment-centred climate policy, like a Snowy Mountains style scheme, says Leigh Ewbank.

Take a look around the world and you’ll find that 32 countries now have emissions trading schemes — including the UK and the EU. Even China has committed to putting a price on carbon next year. Let’s talk about the good news, writes Ellen Sandell.

Like Noah and his Ark, Julia Gillard has made an effort to have two of almost everything on the committee that will guide Australia’s near-term efforts on climate change, and prepare the economy for the carbon challenges of the future, writes Giles Parkinson.

Crikey media wrap: It’s the first day back at school for all the enthusiastic parliamentary members, even though the class hasn’t voted on a deputy speaker yet. But Gillard turned up with a new climate change policy tucked into her lunch box.

One of the biggest questions for arising out of the ALP’s day of deliverance by the two country independents is this: what does it mean for climate change and clean energy policies?

Rather than selling the ETS to the Australian public, Rudd was busy playing wedge politics with Malcolm Turnbull. Now his decision to dump it will cost him dearly in both electoral and larger political terms, writes Rodney Tiffen.

In a spot of eloquent white-anting from the back bench, Malcolm Turnbull takes to his blog to slag off Tony Abbott and his climate change policy plans. The Opposition leader has lost his integrity and the Liberals can’t be trusted, says Turnbull.