Climate Minister Chris Bowen is open to a change that would allow future governments to increase Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction target, if that is what it takes to win support from the Greens.
Climate Minister Chris Bowen is open to a change that would allow future governments to increase Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction target, if that is what it takes to win the support of the Greens for the legislation.
Chris Bowen at last week’s Sydney Energy Forum: “We have wasted a decade, a decade of denials and delays.”Next week, parliament will sit for the first time since the May 21 election and the government has made the passage of its climate legislation a priority. “We have wasted a decade, a decade of denials and delays, so we are starting in 2022 to reach a 2030 target which is a 90-month window to achieve what is quite an ambitious program.Advertisement
Mr Bowen also shot down a suggestion by Mr Bandt that the legislation be “Dutton proofed” so a subsequent Liberal government led by Peter Dutton could not undo it. Mr Bowen noted that one parliament cannot bind a future parliament.Advertisement
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