Bridget Archer, who rebelled against the former government on key pieces of legislation, says she is prepared to do so again in support of enshrining a 43 per cent emissions reduction target into law.
The government can pass its climate target bill through the lower house without support from Ms Archer or other MPs, but it will need external support to succeed in the Senate.
"Our hope is that we can end up with a situation where we can improve the government's bill and pass it," Mr Bandt said. But Mr Bandt said the government had agreed to spell out in the legislation that the 43 per cent emissions reduction target was a "floor, not a ceiling" to ensure there were no obstacles in the future to possibly raise it further.
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