Greens' new 'climate trigger' bill will force 'climate change assessment' onto big projects
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson Young says her new private members bill which will be introduced to parliament on Monday will enforce a climate trigger into Australias environmental laws. The bill will aim to ensure large, potentially environmentally damaging projects such as oil drillings and the building of new mines will have to undergo an environmental assessment to ascertain their effects on climate change. Ms Hanson-Young told Sky News host Sharri Markson none of the current environment laws and assessments include the impact on climate change of such projects and in fact don't allow for big projects ... to be assessed before theyre given a green tick of approval. Liberal Senator Zed Seselja said the Greens rarely think about ... what the actual impacts are on jobs (or) what the impact is on the economy for such actions on climate change. Image: Getty Read More Our Apps