If passed, the federal government's Safeguard Mechanism Bill will require the nation's 215 largest-polluting facilities to reduce their emissions by 4.9 per cent each year to 2030.
abc.net.au/news/bowen-calls-for-compromise-on-climate-policy/102090898Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen is warning the Greens against voting down Labor's signature climate change legislation, arguing "no reform means no change".
The mechanism is the core of the government's plan to reduce emissions by 43 per cent by the decade's end. The party labelled the government's target as "weak" and is adamant that allowing new coal and gas projects would erase any potential emissions reductions.
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