Labor is doing more than ever to protect our environment. We’re protecting more of our natural world, fixing more of what’s been damaged and working hard to care for the places we love.
• Legislated Australia’s net zero by 2050 target and a 43% emissions reduction target by 2030.
• Greenlit over 70 renewable projects and reached halfway to the 2030 emissions target in the national grid.
• Established the Net Zero Economy Authority to help workers and regions adjust to the clean energy transition.
• Supporting our Future Gas Strategy to secure domestic gas supply and plan for future needs.
• Committed to 82% renewables in the energy grid by 2030, with a 25% increase in renewables already delivered.
• Investing $20 billion to modernise the energy grid through Rewiring the Nation.
• Supporting clean energy innovation with a $1.5 billion investment in solar and battery manufacturing.
• Backing hydrogen innovation and establishing Australia as a renewable energy superpower.
• Tripled the size of the Macquarie Island Marine Park, protecting millions of seabirds, penguins and seals.
• Stopped development of the controversial Central Queensland Coal project, preserving the Great Barrier Reef.
• Launched the Nature Positive Plan and begun reversing a decade of environmental decline.
• Re-established a genuine partnership with the environmental movement, working to strengthen protections for nature and threatened species.
• Established the Disaster Ready Fund to support fire breaks, cyclone shelters, evacuation centres and more.
• Invested $48 million in the National Aerial Firefighting Fleet and upgraded emergency warning systems.
• Boosted resilience of regional telecommunications infrastructure against fires and storms.
• Delivered over $1.1 billion in regional communications to reduce black spots and support emergency response.
