Chris Bowen shares draft climate bill as independents and Greens turn up heat for more ambitious action

Climate change minister Chris Bowen has shared a draft climate bill with independent and Greens MPs, who are calling for greater action on cutting carbon emissions. Photograph: Jaimi Joy/AAP

The minister for climate change, Chris Bowen, is under intensifying pressure to beef up the government’s proposed legislation enshrining emissions reduction targets, with the Greens and some independents declaring the current commitments inadequate.

Bowen met on Thursday with climate focused independent MPs and representatives from the Greens to share a draft of the bill he will introduce during the first sitting week of the new parliament. He has invited MPs and senators to suggest amendments or ideas over the coming days.