Tuesday, 19 March 2024

Climate Change and Energy Legislation Amendment (Renewable Energy and Storage Targets) Bill 2023

Council’s amendments

The PRESIDENT (18:17): I have got a message, speaking of the Assembly:

The Legislative Assembly informs the Legislative Council that, in relation to ‘A Bill for an Act to amend the Climate Change Act 2017 to change its title and to amend and bring forward emissions reduction targets, to amend the Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Act 2017 to increase the renewable energy target for 2030, to introduce a new renewable energy target for 2035 and to introduce energy storage targets and offshore wind energy targets and to amend the Planning and Environment Act 1987 to expressly require consideration of climate change when making certain decisions under that Act and for other purposes’ the amendment made by the Council has been agreed to.