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Australian parliament formally adopts law committing to 43% GHG emissions reduction by 2030

Published 11:21 on September 8, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:21 on September 8, 2022  / Peter Kiernan /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The Australian parliament has formally adopted its first climate change legislation in over a decade with the Senate voting in favour of the Labor government’s climate bill on Thursday, which commits Australia to targeting a 43% cut in GHG emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 as well as net zero emissions by 2050.
The Australian parliament has formally adopted its first climate change legislation in over a decade with the Senate voting in favour of the Labor government’s climate bill on Thursday, which commits Australia to targeting a 43% cut in GHG emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 as well as net zero emissions by 2050.


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