Greens back forest carbon credit scheme despite veteran opposition
The Greens party backed carbon credits for native forest protection. Former leaders Bob Brown and Christine Milne objected fiercely.
The federal Greens have agreed to support a carbon credit scheme. The scheme lets NSW earn credits for protecting public forests.
The Greens resisted strong pressure from former leaders Bob Brown and Christine Milne. The NSW government says its Great Koala National Park plan depends on earning carbon credits under the Improvement Native Forest Management method.
Greens leader Larissa Waters said the party won important concessions. These include a legal rule blocking coal and gas companies from using offsets.
Logging rules in nearby areas got tighter. The definition of plantations became clearer.
A new federal law will require the NSW government not to sell the credits to fossil fuel companies. Waters said the party opposes Labor's broader carbon credit system.
But they backed this method because protecting forest and habitat is critical. It helps prevent endangered species extinction and tackle climate change.
- Larissa Waters
- Greens leader
- Bob Brown and Christine Milne
- Opposition figures
- Great Koala National Park
- Park name
Why it mattersIt lets NSW create a protected park. It removes a legal barrier that could have let logging keep going under a different industry method.
AustraliaNSW's Great Koala National Park can now proceed, and a legal precedent is set that may shape future climate offset policy across Australia.
Corroborated byreneweconomy.com.au·theage.com.au
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