The seven independents want a mechanism to protect emissions target from ‘future governments’ as they signal desire to negotiate
Independent MPs have outlined a list of measures they want included as part of a beefed-up climate change bill, including a “Dutton insurance” policy that would make it more difficult for future governments to shy away from climate action.
Independents Monique Ryan, Sophie Scamps, Zoe Daniel, Kate Chaney, Kylea Tink and Allegra Spender met with Steggall on Sunday to finalise their position.introduced in 2020, had been shown to work in other jurisdictions such as the UK, and said she hoped the government followed through on its commitment to work collaboratively in the new parliament.
Steggall said the framework proposed by the crossbench MPs would not stop a future government from repealing the legislation, but prevent a different government from politicising appointments to the Climate Change Authority that determined the government’s direction. She chalked up an early win for the independents in the government’s shift in language on the 43% target as a floor not a ceiling and called for this to be reflected in the legislation.
She also called on the government not to rush the bill through parliament in the first sitting fortnight, saying while it was good the legislation was a priority, it needed to have longevity.
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