Australia to Target Top Polluters as Key Climate Policy Approved
- About 200 facilities must cut emissions by 4.9% a year by 2030
- Nation is working to shake its reputation as a climate laggard
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Australia passed a key piece of climate legislation targeting its biggest polluters in a bid to meet a goal to drastically cut emissions by the end of this decade.
More than 200 facilities will need to reduce their pollution by 4.9% a year by 2030 from July 1 after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government secured the support of the left-wing Australian Greens party and independent senators.