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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Sonali Paul

Australia's Greens back climate law but vow to fight coal, gas projects

FILE PHOTO: Eve Moss Ractliffe, a 14 year-old student and climate activist, wears a protective face mask with the words "Climate Action Now," while participating in a "School Strike 4 Climate" rally in Sydney, Australia, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

Australia's Greens party on Wednesday threw its support behind the government's climate change legislation, clearing the way for a bill enshrining a pledge to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030, but said it would oppose new fossil fuel projects.

Australian politicians have been battling over climate policy for more than a decade, ever since the Greens opposed a carbon policy proposed by a Labor government in 2009.

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