Greens in heated debate over position on climate change bill | CroweDM
Greens leader Adam Bandt has been forced to convene an urgent meeting to decide the party’s stance on Labor’s climate change bill in a last-minute sign of division over whether to vote down its 43 per cent emissions reduction target because it does not go far enough.
The Greens debate will decide the fate of the climate bill after Liberal leader Peter Dutton confirmed on Tuesday the Coalition would vote against it, leaving the government to rely on the 12 Greens and independent David Pocock to get its way in the Senate. Bowen gave ground last week to help win Greens’ support for the climate bill by making it clear that legislating a 43 per cent target would not prevent later decisions to make deeper cuts.“The targets set a floor on Australia’s emissions reduction ambition, not a ceiling,” said the explanatory memorandum for the bill introduced into the lower house last week.The bill also requires the federal government’s Climate Change Authority to advise on the targets and publish its findings.
Greens NSW senator Mehreen Faruqi criticised the Labor target ahead of the party room meeting to decide the Greens’ position. Liberals including Bridget Archer, Andrew Bragg and Warren Entsch have signalled support for deeper cuts but did not tell the party room meeting they reserved their right to cross the floor.
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