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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Peter Hannam

Albanese government’s climate plans face hurdle as experts criticise carbon market reforms

Chris Bowen
The climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen has released a draft bill outlining a new framework for carbon credits generated by the so-called safeguard mechanism. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

The Albanese government’s climate plans face fresh scrutiny after it released draft legislation aimed at cutting industry emissions without providing the rules on how the scheme will work and prior to completing a review of the carbon credits scheme.

The climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, on Monday released the draft reforms that provide a new framework for carbon credits generated by the so-called safeguard mechanism, which was inherited from the Coalition government.

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