Labor backing fossil fuel projects could scupper Greens support for 43% target
by Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#61CFJ)
Adam Bandt vows to push Albanese government further and faster' on emissions reduction
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The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, says the party's support for the government's climate legislation may hinge on whether it continues to back new fossil fuel projects, vowing to push Labor to go further and faster" on its emission reduction goals.
Hitting back at the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, after he suggested the government would not negotiate with the Greens to pass the legislation through the Senate, Bandt accused Labor of being the only obstacle" to greater climate ambition in the new parliament.
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