Greens: Tougher ETS in Senate

Greens Leader Bob Brown has vowed to use his party's new power in the Senate to push for a tough emissions trading scheme (ETS).

The Greens now share the balance of power in the Upper House and Senator Brown says he will use his vote to force stronger action on climate change.

The Federal Government supports cutting greenhouse emissions to 60 per cent of the 2000 levels by 2050, but has not yet revealed what interim targets it will have.

Senator Brown says if the Federal Government fails to commit to deep cuts, he will move to change the legislation in the Senate.

"That requires a rigorous and comprehensive scheme which not only lowers Australia's 1990 pollution levels by 40 per cent by 2020 but which also turns down the growing rate of emissions by 2015 - seven years away," he said.

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