Anthony Albanese has issued a strong warning to the Greens not to repeat mistakes of the past, urging the minor party to support its climate change bill or be “held accountable”.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen is expected to introduce the government’s Climate Change Bill which will legislate Labor’s 43 per cent 2030 emissions reduction target in the first week of Parliament.
“If the Greens Party haven't learned from what they did in 2009 - that was something that led to a decade of inaction and delay and denial - then that will be a matter for them,” the Prime Minister said during a press conference in Sydney on Tuesday. On top of its emissions reduction target, the government plans to ensure renewables make up 82 per cent of the national energy grid by 2030, invest in emerging technologies including green and blue carbon projects and develop a national electric vehicle strategy.
“I don't know what it takes to wake up people, whatever their side of the political spectrum, to the fact that we need to work together and stop the conflict and work in a way that delivers outcomes,” he said.
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