Parliament must back Labor’s climate policy if party wins power, Mark Butler says
Shadow climate change minister reiterates opposition to Adani mine, saying no 'case for opening up new thermal coal mine'
The shadow climate change minister, Mark Butler, has issued a stark warning before the coming election campaign, declaring the Australian parliament must end the stalemate and back Labor's climate policy in the event of a Bill Shorten victory, or politicians will betray the next generation.
In an interview with Guardian Australia's political podcast, Butler says Labor's commitment to reduce emissions by 45% on 2005 levels by 2030 is a "rock solid commitment", not an "aspiration" or "something that would be nice to achieve" - and he says voters are more agitated now about climate action than he has ever seen during his time as an MP .
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