Government to rewrite climate bill to win over Greens | micksfoley
earlier this month revealed the proposed legislation was largely symbolic because it would only enshrine an emissions target and oblige the federal government to make an annual progress report to parliament.Responding to the earlier draft, Bandt had demanded the Labor government “Dutton-proof” the targets against any future government’s plans to wind them back, calling for commitments to raise the ambitions to be written into the laws.
He said Labor has been given an election mandate to stick to its 43 per cent target, arguing that increasing that target shortly after the poll would erode investor confidence. Labor made an election promise to enshrine its target to cut greenhouse emissions 43 per cent by 2030 based on 2005 levels and the government will depend on the Greens’ votes in the Senate to pass its legislation, as the Coalition has indicated it will oppose the targets.
The bill does not contain specific mechanisms to ratchet up emissions reductions, such as the use of existing safeguards mechanism to force tougher carbon pollution caps on the 215 biggest industrial polluters in the country.
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