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A decision on how to price carbon is still months away, the federal government says.
The multi-party climate change committee, chaired by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, met in Canberra on Friday to discuss options for a carbon price.

Ms Gillard and Climate Change Minister Greg Combet had been widely expected to unveil their preferred model after the meeting.
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But a communique released after the meeting said: "The committee noted that agreement to the final design of a carbon price could only be achieved when all elements of the policy could be considered together, with final agreement taking place in the coming months."
A spokeswoman for Mr Combet declined to comment further.
The communique said committee members - including Greens leader Bob Brown, deputy leader Christine Milne and independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott - were continuing to "explore the issues, including the release of information" about the preferred carbon pricing model.
"To date no final decisions have been taken about the design of a carbon price or its associated features including assistance packages for households and industry," the committee said.
Assistance measures for industry were the Greens' key sticking point with the Rudd government's previous emissions trading scheme.
The government's climate adviser Professor Ross Garnaut reported to the committee on the updates to his original 2008 report on climate change.
Professor Will Steffen also provided a presentation to the committee on aspects of climate change science.
Australian Conservation Foundation chief Don Henry said urgent action was needed as the nation was on track to increase its pollution levels by 24 per cent by 2020.
"If we are going to turn that around, we need to get cracking," he said.
"We urgently need a price on pollution if we want to grow jobs in a clean economy and boost renewable energy."