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Andrew Brown and Maeve Bannister

Minister uses UN report to urge action on safeguard

Chris Bowen says the latest UN climate change report is an urgent reminder of the need for action. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has used the release of a new United Nations report to push for the urgent passage of the safeguard mechanism.

As negotiations continue in parliament over the future of the mechanism, the UN report warns Australia and other developed countries to achieve net-zero emissions a decade earlier than promised.

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