Adam Bandt says party will back the legislation but signals a further fight on new fossil fuel projects
At the National Press Club on Wednesday Bandt cited improvements negotiated by the Greens including: that the target can be ratcheted up over time; the target has been “Dutton-proofed”, meaning it can’t go backwards; more accountability for the Climate Change Authority; and that government agencies will have to consider climate targets before funding new projects.
But Bandt said the government is “bringing a bucket of water to a house fire” and the target “could be wiped out by just one of the 114 new coal and gas projects in the government’s investment pipeline”.Bandt vowed to “comb the entire budget for any public money … going to coal and gas corporations and amend the budget to remove them”.
“We will push to ensure the safeguard mechanism … [stops] new coal and gas projects. We will push for a climate trigger in our environment laws.”Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Albanese told reporters in Canberra that Labor had agreed to amendments that were “consistent with the policy we took to the election”, but had not committed to the Greens to consider a climate trigger.The climate change minister, Chris Bowen, said it was “a good day for Australia”“A good day therefore the economy, a good day for the future,” he said. “The climate wars may not be over, but they are suddenly in retreat, under this government.
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