Australia: Historic climate bill passed

Australia has passed a climate law that is considered a milestone for the coal continent. Extreme weather events had accelerated the development. Nevertheless, the country's climate goals are not as ambitious as those set by Germany, for example.

Australia's new climate protection law has cleared the last hurdle: After the House of Representatives, the Senate in the capital Canberra also voted in favor of the law on Thursday, with which the country will set its climate targets for the next few years.

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