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Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism passes in lower house of parliament after government strikes compromise with Greens
Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism passes in lower house of parliament after government strikes compromise with Greens
Published 02:04 on March 27, 2023 / Last updated at 08:11 on March 27, 2023 / Mark Tilly / Asia Pacific, Australia / No Comments
The Safeguard Mechanism passed the lower house of Australian parliament Monday and looks set to survive a Senate vote later this week after the Greens party announced it had negotiated with the Labor government a series of measures to strengthen the scheme, including putting a cap on absolute emissions and giving the climate minister broad powers to ensure projects don’t exceed the cap.
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