Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she will not revive the Government's emissions trading scheme until at least 2013.

Ms Gillard has indicated she will revise Labor's climate change policy before the election, and ruled out a carbon tax as an interim measure.

She says the Government will stick with its intention of reviewing global progress at the end of 2012 before deciding whether to proceed with the trading scheme.

"The pricing of carbon I think is best done through a market-based mechanism, that is the carbon pollution reduction scheme, and the 2012 timeframe stands there," she told ABC TV's Lateline.

"I believe that there are a set of things we can do in the meantime."

Labor's previous plans for an emissions trading scheme were shelved under former prime minister Kevin Rudd.

'Carbon copy'

Ms Gillard says the Government's policy will aim to reduce household carbon emissions.

Opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt says it appears the Prime Minster's preparing to adopt the Coalition's approach.

He described her policy as "a carbon copy of the Coalition's direct action policy".

"After all of the talk, she's come to the same conclusion as she did on immigration, that the Coalition's approach is sensible and balanced," he said.

"We have a direct action plan."

Greens Leader Bob Brown says he is disappointed there will not be a price on carbon.

"Business needs the certainty of a carbon price," he said.

"The community needs the certainty of action on climate change, real action, not the failed action of the Rudd Government's CPRS.

"But they're not going to get it from Julia Gillard."