Bill
Green New Deal (Quit Coal and Renew Australia) Bill 2020
lapsed, as at 2020-12-08. (s) BANDT, Adam, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Adam Bandt
- Portfolio
- (s) BANDT, Adam, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2020-06-10
- second reading — 2020-06-10
- other — 2020-12-08
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2020-06-10.
The bill would create a public authority called Renew Australia to lead the country's shift to clean energy and tackle the climate emergency.
Renew Australia would propose electricity law reforms to reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030, phase out fossil fuel generation and thermal coal exports, and reduce energy costs.
The bill would prohibit new coal mines or coal-fired power stations from the date of Royal Assent and ban mining or burning coal after 1 January 2030, with penalties including up to 7 years imprisonment.
- Establishes Renew Australia as a public authority to lead the transition.
- Prohibits new coal mines and coal-fired power stations from Royal Assent.
- Phases out thermal coal exports by 2030.
- Bans mining or burning coal after 1 January 2030.
- Prohibits importing thermal coal except for research or heritage purposes.
- Sets penalties including up to 7 years imprisonment for breaches.
Communities, energy companies, governments, households, businesses, and workers affected by coal-fired power station closures.
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