Zali Steggall releases Climate Change Bill
MEDIA ALERT
10 February, 2020
CLIMATE CHANGE BILL LAUNCH
Zali Steggall MP, crossbench colleagues and leaders in science, health, economics and agriculture released the Climate Change Bill that calls for a sensible and bipartisan approach to Australia’s response to climate change.
Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 will be introduced as a private member’s Bill in March. The bill is supported by Professor Ross Garnaut (see below for his statement).
There is currently a petition online https://climateactnow.com.au/ urging Australians to lobby their MP and call for a conscience vote on the Climate Change Bill.
"This Bill is a sensible and bipartisan approach to safeguarding Australia's future against the impacts of Climate Change,” Ms Steggall said. “The devastating fires that ripped through Australia over summer; the drought; and our deteriorating air pollution have shown how the impacts of climate change are a real threat to our way of life.”
“It is time to take the party politics out of climate policy. It is a matter of principle that we should all be committed to a safer future. I am urging for a conscience vote when I present the bill on March 23 as a Private Member's Bill. Now is the time for a rational approach to climate change."
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