The Greens are on a mission to amend Labor's emission reduction target of 43 per cent by 2030 as the Albanese Government settles into the first sitting of the 47th parliament on Tuesday.
"Labor has based it on keeping all of the coal-fired power stations in the system and not pulling any of them out early and replacing them with renewables and that's a problem," he said.
"Part of the problem is that Australia's environment laws is so weak you can go ahead with projects even if it will make the climate crisis worse." "We have had everyone from the Pacific Islanders to the United Kingdom and others saying we need to do more," he said."This bill makes it clear that 43 per cent is our minimum commitment and does not prevent our collective efforts delivering even stronger reductions over the coming decade," he said on Monday.Mr Bandt said he planned to address his issues in parliament as the debate unfolds.
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