Protecting our Climate

Australians voted for action on climate change and the Albanese Labor Government is delivering. We're also protecting more of our natural world- doing more than ever to protect our environment.

✅Achieved

In its first term, the Albanese Labor Government:

Approved a record number of renewable energy projects.
Already, Labor has approved enough renewable energy to power more than 10 million homes.
Is protecting threatened species and conserving habitat.
We’re cracking down on feral animals and weeds, while protecting over 95 million hectares of additional land and sea.
Under Labor, we now protect 52% of our Oceans and have tripled the size of the Macquarie Island Marine Park (the biggest act of environmental conservation anywhere in the world in 2023).
Protected our Reef.
We’re investing $1.2 billion to save the Great Barrier Reef – and we’ve kept it off the World Heritage ‘In Danger’ list as a result.
Enshrined emissions reductions targets in law.
After a decade of denial and delay under the Liberals, Labor set the target of net zero emissions by 2050 into law.
Is Rescuing the Murray-Darling.
Labor is delivering over 100 times more additional environmental water in one term than the previous Coalition Government delivered in a decade to stop our river dying.

📢Announced

A re-elected Albanese Labor Government will:

Deliver more cheap, clean reliable renewable energy to get our energy grid to 82% renewables by 2030.
Unlock $8 billion of additional investment in renewable energy and low emissions technologies through a $2 billion expansion of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.