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Parliament of Australia

Australia's reformed Safeguard Mechanism requires every facility emitting more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon-dioxide equivalent a year to keep its net emissions below a declining legislated baseline, Clean Energy Regulator.

5
People
1
independent senator
1
Member of the Australian Parliament
1
Member of the House of Representatives (Greens)
1
Minister for Foreign Affairs
1
MP / former Opposition Leader

About

Australia’s federal Parliament consists of the House of Representatives and Senate. It controls national legislation and spending, while the Senate’s crossbench can force negotiation on climate, welfare, taxation and integrity reforms.

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