LABOR'S CLIMATE PLAN
* Extend the safeguard mechanism to a threshold of 25,000 tonnes of direct carbon pollution annually
* This will capture about 250 of Australia's biggest polluters
* Pollution baselines will be reduced over time below current levels, in consultation with businesses
* Agricultural sector is exempt, working towards carbon neutral by 2030
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* Energy companies also exempt, covered by Labor's energy policy
* Steel, aluminium and cement companies supported to remain trade competitive
* Kyoto credits will not be carried over to count towards the Paris target
* Half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric
* New government vehicles to be 50 per cent electric by 2025
* New vehicle emissions standards for car retailers, electric cars to offset higher polluting vehicles
* Restoring the Climate Change Authority
SOURCE: Labor
