Greens drop climate trigger demand in attempt to restart Nature Positive talks with Labor
by Karen Middleton Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6S9G7)
Minor party's offer, which includes ban on native-forest logging, represents its second concession on stalled legislation in less than a week
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The Greens have dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be incorporated in the government's stalled Nature Positive legislation, indicating they are now prepared to pass the bills in return for a Australia-wide ban on native-forest logging alone.
The party has previously refused to support Labor's legislation, insisting that both a climate trigger and forest-logging ban must be included.
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