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Australian leader wants legislated carbon reduction target

A sign of electric car charging space is seen at a beachside car park in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Australia's Parliament has sat for the first time since May elections with new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law. Legislation that would force Australia to reduce its emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade will be introduced Wednesday into the House of Representatives.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) Electric car chargers is seen in a supermarket car park in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Australia's Parliament has sat for the first time since May elections with new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law. Legislation that would force Australia to reduce its emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade will be introduced Wednesday into the House of Representatives.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) Electric car charger at a beachside car park in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Australia's Parliament has sat for the first time since May elections with new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law. Legislation that would force Australia to reduce its emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade will be introduced Wednesday into the House of Representatives.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) Electric car chargers are seen in a supermarket car park in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Australia's Parliament has sat for the first time since May elections with new Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law. Legislation that would force Australia to reduce its emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade will be introduced Wednesday into the House of Representatives.(AP Photo/Mark Baker) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks in during the opening of the 47th Federal Parliament at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Australia's Parliament sits for the first time since May elections with the new prime minister determined to have a greenhouse gas reduction target enshrined in law. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
Australian leader wants legislated carbon reduction target