NSW NSW Must Reach Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050

Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Amendment (Removal of Interim Climate Targets) Bill 2026

Independent Bill

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

1st House

2nd House

Assent

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climate change environmental protection greenhouse gas emissions net zero

Introduced by: Roy Butler MP (IND)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

New South Wales must reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 30 June 2050. Regulations may set an earlier date for this target.
The law focuses on a single primary emissions target instead of multiple targets.