BREAKINg The Climate Change Bill was passed 89 to 55, with the backing of the Greens and most crossbenchers. auspol
Labor’s landmark climate change legislation, which would create a legally binding target for the first time in Australia to cut greenhouse emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, has passed the lower house.Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen gave some ground last week to help win Greens’ support for the climate bill.“This is a good day for our country,” Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen told parliament.
Bowen gave some 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.after weeks of speculation, party leader Adam Bandt flagged that the agreement on the climate bill was only “round one” because he would keep pushing to halt new coal and gas projects and to include tougher rules in environment law to reduce carbon emissions.
However, Liberal MP Bridget Archer crossed the floor to support the legislation. Independent Dai Le and crossbench colleague Bob Katter abstained.The lower house on Thursday adopted a slate of amendments from the teal independent MPs, which they said would boost the role of science in setting greenhouse emissions reduction targets.
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