Australian parliament passes first climate change legislation in a decade
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#63CS8)
Labor's climate bill has passed both houses of parliament with support from the Greens and key crossbench senators
Australia's first climate change legislation in a decade has passed federal parliament with support from the Greens and key crossbench senators.
Labor's climate bill - which includes the national targets of cutting emissions by at least 43% by 2030 (compared with 2005) and reaching net zero by 2050 - cleared the Senate 37 votes to 30 after the government accepted some minor amendments proposed by the ACT independent David Pocock.
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