Pages tagged "policy_climate"
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Fess up! Independents push parties on climate targets
The Canberra Times, 5 November 2024
Kylea is one of the independent MPs leading the charge on climate in Canberra on Tuesday, calling on major parties to release 2035 emissions reduction targets before the next federal election.
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‘Australians deserve to know’: Independents call on major parties to release 2035 emissions reduction targets
Women's Agenda, 5 November 2024
Crossbenchers have called for both major parties to unveil their 2035 emissions targets before next year's federal election, with Kylea pointing to this week's US election as evidence of just how vulnerable climate change policies can be to political ideology.
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Independent MPs call for major parties to release 2035 emissions reduction targets before the next election
Media release, 5 November 2024
Kylea and her crossbench colleagues have united to call on the major parties to commit to releasing their 2035 emissions reduction targets before the next federal election, arguing Australians deserve clarity and transparency on climate commitments.
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Time for a check-up: hospitals not yet climate ready
AAP, 9 October 2024
Kylea is named among a group of independent parliamentarians who want Australia's hospitals to switch to safer, cheaper clean energy as part of a nationwide health response to climate change.
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Teals lash Labor for coalmines decision
The Australian, 26 September 2024
Kylea has described the Albanese Government's approval of three coal mine extensions as “climate and environmental vandalism”. “This decision fails young people, and fails future generations,” she says.
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Albanese urged to ditch Howard-era native forest logging exemptions
The Guardian, 22 September 2024
Kylea is among a group of independent parliamentarians that has written to PM pushing for environment law reforms to remove exemptions for native forest logging.
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Teals demand 75pc emissions cut target by 2035
The Australian, 10 September 2024
“Our country’s 2035 emissions target must be in line with global efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of keeping warming below two degrees Celsius," Kylea says. “Anything less than an ambitious, legislated 2035 target would not only be detrimental to our economy, the cost of living and our environment, but would ultimately be a slap in the face to future generations.”
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Independents and the Greens are demanding an end to new gas projects
The Australian, 27 August 2024
"Australia doesn’t need new gas projects," Kylea says. "We must accelerate the transition towards cheaper, cleaner energy, not open up new gas projects. This includes reconsidering resource taxation and pursuing policies that help decarbonise and electrify the economy, and that support renters and households to get off gas."
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Plastic pollution in Australia's oceans and waterways
Federation Chamber, 21 August 2024
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Climate Change: Insurance
House of Representatives, 19 August 2024