There’s a discussion underway at the moment about whether petrol should be included in the government’s proposed emissions trading scheme.

This week Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he couldn’t rule out petrol prices soaring even higher, under the emissions trading scheme.

The emissions trading scheme will put a yet-to-be-announced price on carbon, as an incentive for big and small emitters to reduce their emissions.

Australians create around 17 per cent of the country’s total emissions – via transport fuels.

Should we take responsibility for the emissions we create through including petrol in the emissions trading scheme?

Or do you think the emissions created through driving should be excluded from the trading scheme – because petrol is expensive enough as it is?