The Victorian government is under fire for proposing legislation to tackle climate change that does not include new steps to cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions.
Despite a state government pledge to introduce a ''landmark climate change bill'', The Age believes that a draft circulated at Spring Street this week includes only one new measure that could lead to emissions cuts – a requirement that some ministers must show they have considered the greenhouse impact when designing new policy.
It ignores a pre-2006 election commitment to force emissions cuts at coal-fired power stations.
Instead, it is largely focused on plans to adapt to the impact of climate change.