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Consultation opens to address risk of 'carbon leakage'

Addressing carbon leakage will help industries like steel stay competitive, the government says. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The federal government has opened public consultation on policy options to address the risk of "carbon leakage" to help protect Australian industries including steel, aluminium and cement.

It's the first of two public consultations that will inform a review to assess the need for a carbon border adjustment mechanism and emissions product standards.

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