The House Standing Committee, Environment and Energy completed two days of public hearings into the Climate Change Bill on Monday February 1st. The overwhelming expert testimony offers broad support for the Climate Change Bill and recommends that the government take more urgent climate action for the good of Australia and its people.
You can view excerpts from the public hearings on the parliament website. Search for “Environment & Energy” on Friday 29th January and Monday 1st February.
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Submissions to the inquiry have now closed and are being reviewed by the Committee.
In all, over 6,500 individual submissions were made to the inquiry.
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The Committee will consider both the written submissions and verbal testimony from the public hearings and present a report back to the House of Representatives in due course. Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date on progress of the inquiry.
The impacts of Climate Change represent the greatest threat to our national security, our economy, our health and our environment. But if we implement an effective plan now, we can create a safe and prosperous future for ourselves and our children.
The Climate Act is a proposed law to ensure the long-term safety, security and prosperity of Australia by achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Zali Steggall OAM MP will table the Act to parliament on Monday November 9th 2020.
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The Climate Act will put in place plans to harness low emission technology and projects, triggering a sustainable jobs boom for all of Australia.
The Climate Act will help speed up our transition to low emissions technologies that are driving down energy prices.
By putting plans in place for key industries the Climate Act will enable businesses to invest with certainty in new low emissions technologies.
By legislating Net Zero, the Climate Act will tell our trading partners we are committed to reducing our emissions and will avoid carbon tariffs being imposed on our exports.
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