The Greens are facing a 48-hour deadline to back the Albanese government’s climate change policy amid warnings that the 2030 emissions reduction target will be put in jeopardy if they don’t support the bill.
If reforms to the mechanism pass, 215 of Australia’s biggest
polluters will be forced to cut emissions by five per cent each year.Read More
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