Greens to demand 90 per cent emissions cuts from future Labor government

The Greens would pressure a future Shorten government to slash greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector by 90 per cent, posing a likely complication for Labor should it win office at the next election without an absolute majority.

The Greens would seek to force Labor to adopt a 90 per
 cent emissions reduction target on he electricity sector.

The Greens’ stance, announced on Tuesday, underscores the importance of negotiations over the final design of the Turnbull government’s national energy guarantee. Labor states want a future federal government to control the setting of emission reductions imposed on the electricity sector, rather than being beholden to forces in Parliament seeking bolder or weaker climate action ambition.

Read the story by Nicole Hasham from The Age - “Greens to demand 90 per cent emissions cuts from future Labor government.”