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Pocock seeks to impose duty of care on Australian government over climate harm

Senator’s bill calls for new conditions in Climate Change Act to influence decision-making on projects that could raise greenhouse gas emissions

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/31/pocock-seeks-to-impose-duty-of-care-on-australian-government-over-climate-harm

Pocock seeks to impose duty of care on Australian government over climate harm

Senator’s bill calls for new conditions in Climate Change Act to influence decision-making on projects that could raise greenhouse gas emissions

The Guardian
Jul 30, 2023 at 3:08pmWeb
Show threadDojanJul 30, 2023

that would require governments to consider the impact of climate harm on young people in their decision-making.

Good. This should’ve been in place decades ago.

Show threadsyntacticmistakeJul 30, 2023
Watch Labor and the Coalition offer bipartisan support to oppose this legislation
Show threadsyntacticmistakeJul 30, 2023
Watch Labor and the Coalition offer bipartisan support to oppose this legislation
Show threadAmusedToDeathJul 31, 2023
Pocock gets it.