Australia’s first climate change legislation in a decade has passed federal parliament with support from the government, the Greens and key crossbench senators.
Labor’s climate bill – which includes the national targets of cutting emissions by at least 43% by 2030 (compared with 2005) and reaching net zero by 2050 – cleared the Senate 37 votes to 30 after the government accepted some minor amendments proposed by the ACT independent David Pocock.
