Today, Zali Steggal MP for Warringah has tabled a revised draft of her Climate Change Bill in Federal Parliament with Helen Haines MP for Indi supporting it.
The revisions reflect feedback from the inquiry process and most importantly introduce a new, short-term emissions reduction target of 60% by 2030 vs 2005 levels. In the ongoing absence of any policy from the government, the revised Bill provides Australia with an opportunity to adopt a meaningful climate commitment ahead of the COP26 summit which starts on October 31st 2021.