Australia edges closer to big emissions reduction bill with hit to gas investments

Australia closer to making big polluters reduce emissions with help from Green Party

The Australian government took a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions, with the minor Greens party pledging their support on Monday.

Australia moves toward making big polluters reduce emissions

Some of the coal-burning Hazelwood Power Station's eight chimneys begin to topple as they are demolished and the station is decommissioned in Hazelwood, Victoria state, southeastern Australia on May 25, 2020. AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO VIA AP CANBERRA: The Australian government took a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions, with the minor Greens party pl…

Australia takes historic step towards making big polluters accountable for emissions

Australia is planning to put a ceiling on its national emissions in a major move that would force the country’s biggest polluters to decarbonise over time.

Australian government policy aims to make big polluters reduce emissions

The Australian government has taken a major step towards implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions, with the minor Greens party pledging their support.

Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions

The government hopes to reduce emissions by 43 percent by the end of the decade.

Australia: Australia steps toward making big polluters reduce emissions

The Australian government's proposed emissions cuts are closer to being realised as the minor Greens party pledges its support for the Safeguard Mechanism initiative. This initiative aims to create a ceiling on Australian greenhouse gas emissions and forcing 215 major polluters to cut their emissions over time, equivalent to reducing CO2 emissions in Australia by two-thirds of car emissions by 2030.