Greens leader Adam Bandt has raised the prospect of a deal to deliver the federal government’s signature climate policy.
Greens leader Adam Bandt has raised the prospect of a deal to deliver the federal government’s signature climate policy following Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s accusation that failure to legislate the reform will blow Australia’s emissions budget.
The Greens leader has said his call to end fossil fuel development was “an offer, not an ultimatum” but has also insisted the minor party’s crucial votes in the Senate are contingent on a federal government commitment toBowen has rejected this demand, despite having less than three sitting weeks in parliament to legislate crucial amendments so the reforms ahead of the mechanism’s July 1 start date.
The scheme sets a goal to limit the total emissions of all big polluters, including any new mines, gas fields or factories, at 1233 million tonnes by 2030.total emissions cap Scientists have calculated that the government’s 2030 climate target is consistent with action that would generate about 2 degrees of global warming, in excess of the Paris Agreement’s target to hold heating to 1.5 degrees to avoid the worst of the potential damage from climate change.its annual climate change report
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