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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Dan Jervis-Bardy

Major polluters put on notice as Labor mulls shakeup of major emissions scheme

The Climate Council has put the chief executives of the biggest polluting companies on notice to commit to real emissions cuts. Picture by Shutterstock

Major polluters have been put on notice to commit to real emissions cuts this decade, rather than rely on "questionable" carbon offsets and "special treatment" from government to reach abatement targets.

The Climate Council has written to the 10 largest industrial emitters in Australia, including BHP, Chevron and Woodside, declaring the time for "pollution-as-usual is over" as the federal government strives to achieve its newly legislated climate targets.

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