A key plank of the Albanese government's climate change policy begins in July, but green groups fear it won't decrease emissions quickly enough, writes Gareth Hutchens.
ought to be set to zero if we're to be serious about reducing emissions.
"However, allowing facilities in the safeguard mechanism to use cheap and easy offsets to write off all of their emissions will send completely the wrong signal," Dr Rayner said. "We didn't want to have a system in place that would lead to closure, to offshoring very quickly. We think industry can work with this."The BCA said the changes were a measured step and would provide certainty for businesses.
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