Australia’s new climate politics will reshape its entire economy with Adam Bandt & David Pocock
Zero: The Climate Race
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Australia's Climate Action Bill
The science says that Australia is for it to do its fair share of to limit global warming to one and a half degrees would have to be cutting pollution by 74% by 2030. To be Paris Agreement compliant, Australia would need to be doing between 50 and 74%. The government wouldn't budge from the 43% target based on no qualified power stations closing earlier than anticipated. But what we were able to do is the Greens was secure some changes to the bill that would allow it to be ratcheted up quickly without obstacle. For the first time also we're going to see it harder for government agencies to fund new coal and gas project because climate goals are now included in law.
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