Greens leader Adam Bandt hopes he can sit down with the government to improve the wording on the climate legislation - but only once Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dropped the 'take it or leave it' approach.
Labor will introduce legislation when parliament resumes this month to lock in the emissions reduction target of 43 per cent by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
But Greens leader Adam Bandt warned on Sunday the government needs to drop the"take it or leave it approach" on the bill or face revolt from his party. "It potentially puts a ceiling on the ambition so it means potentially if a future government wanted to lift the 43% target they might have to come back to parliament," Mr Bandt said.
Mr Bandt argued coal and gas projects and emissions were"obviously linked" and made a reference to Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin. Picture: Supplied Labor have the numbers to pass the legislation in the House of Representatives but it will need to work with the Greens and ACT Senator David Pocock to pass the legislation.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese insisted this week those in the Senate who do not support the bill will be named and shamed as he pushed to end the climate wars.
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