Last checked for updates: 27 October 2026

Current bills about: climate change

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9 current bills found.

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FED Fit and Proper Person Tests for Offsets Project Applicants

Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2026

carbon credits carbon offsets climate change environmental integrity land rights native title

14 Oct 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Companies With $200 Million Revenue, $500 Million in Assets, or 250 Staff Must Report on Sustainability; Fewer Statements Protected from Legal Action

Treasury Laws Amendment (Scrapping Scope 3) Bill 2026

climate change corporate governance environmental protection government accountability sustainability reporting

Opposition Bill

14 Oct 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Clean Energy Finance Corporation Cannot Invest in Farmland for Carbon Credits

Clean Energy Finance Corporation Amendment (Protecting Australian Farmland) Bill 2026

carbon credits climate change environmental protection farmland forestry land use

Opposition Bill

14 Sep 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Repeal of Climate Change and Net Zero Laws

Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025

climate change environmental policy greenhouse gas emissions net zero renewable energy vehicle efficiency

Private Member's Bill

30 Jun 2026: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Reporting and Planning Obligations for National Climate Change Risks

Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation) Bill 2025

climate change environmental policy government spending national adaptation plan public transparency risk assessment

Independent Bill

24 Mar 2026: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Investment Bans for Carbon Capture and Storage Technology

Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Low Emissions Future) Bill 2025

carbon capture clean energy climate change emissions reduction energy efficiency nuclear energy renewable energy

Opposition Bill

29 Oct 2025: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Repeal of Climate Change and Net Zero Laws

Repeal Net Zero Bill 2025 [No. 2]

climate change environmental policy greenhouse gas emissions net zero renewable energy vehicle efficiency

Opposition Bill

4 Sep 2025: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Fines or Up to 7 Years Jail for Increasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Permission

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022

carbon budget carbon emissions climate change criminal penalties emissions control environment environmental protection government oversight greenhouse gas emissions

Private Member's Bill

23 Jul 2025: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

[no bill text published] FED Prohibition on Significant Decisions Causing Greenhouse Gas Harm to Children

Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2025

children's rights climate change environmental health fossil fuels greenhouse gas emissions judicial review

Independent Bill

29 Oct 2025: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

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