Greens will ruin climate consensus if they sink Labor’s 43% target, activist warns

‘We were in this place in 2007 and we watched it all go wrong,’ Labor and former Wilderness Society campaigner Felicity Wade says

The former Wilderness Society campaigner and head of the Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) Felicity Wade has warned the Greens will fracture the consensus for climate action in the community if the party sinks Labor’s 43% emissions reduction target.

The stark warning comes as the Greens meet on Wednesday to consider their position on Labor’s climate legislation, including their response if the government rejects their demands.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/20/greens-will-ruin-climate-consensus-if-they-sink-labors-43-target-activist-warns

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