16 June 2021 · 3:53 PM · Division 7
Climate Change
- Official title
- Motions - Climate Change - G7 resolutions
Noes in the majority
This says only which side won the vote, because what Aye and No meant here depends on the exact question put in the chamber.
- Aye
- 10
- No
- 38
- Not recorded voting
- 28
“Not recorded voting” is everyone eligible who isn't recorded as Aye or No, for example absent, paired, or presiding.
What was decided
The majority voted against a motion introduced by Victorian Senator Janet Rice (Greens), which means it failed.
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) notes the following resolutions of the G7 on 13 June 2021, that the group 'acknowledges their duty to safeguard the planet for future generations' by:
(i) more than halving their collective emissions from 2005 levels by 2030,
(ii) ending fossil fuel subsidies by 2025,
(iii) ending direct financial support to thermal coal generators by the end of this year,
(iv) achieving an overwhelmingly decarbonised power system in the 2030s, and
(v) increasing and improving climate finance for the developing world by 2025; and
(b) calls on the Australian Government to implement these commitments in Australia.
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Policies this vote counts towards
- Decreasing subsidisation of fossil fuelsSupporters vote Aye
- Increasing investment in the coal industrySupporters vote No
Votes by party
Votes by party as a table
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 0 | 24 |
| Australian Greens | 8 | 0 |
| Australian Labor Party | 0 | 6 |
| National Party | 0 | 3 |
| Country Liberal Party | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal National Party | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Xenophon Team | 1 | 0 |
| Senate President | 0 | 1 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party | 0 | 1 |
How each member voted
Aye · 10
- Mehreen FaruqiNSW · Greens
- Sarah Hanson-YoungSA · Greens
- Nick McKimTasmania · Greens
- Janet RiceVictoria · Greens
- Rachel SiewertWA · Greens
- Jordon Steele-JohnWA · Greens
- Larissa WatersQueensland · Greens
- Peter Whish-WilsonTasmania · Greens
- Lidia ThorpeVictoria · Independent
- Rex PatrickSA · Nick Xenophon Team
No · 38
- Tim AyresNSW · Labor
- Kim CarrVictoria · Labor
- Katy GallagherACT · Labor
- Nita GreenQueensland · Labor
- Anne UrquhartBraddon · Labor
- Jess WalshVictoria · Labor
- Sam McMahonNT · CLP
- Jacqui LambieTasmania · Jacqui Lambie Network
- Matthew CanavanQueensland · LNP
- Eric AbetzTasmania · Liberal
- Alex AnticSA · Liberal
- Andrew BraggNSW · Liberal
- Claire ChandlerTasmania · Liberal
- Richard ColbeckTasmania · Liberal
- Jonathon DuniamTasmania · Liberal
- David FawcettSA · Liberal
- Concetta Fierravanti-WellsNSW · Liberal
- Sarah HendersonVictoria · Liberal
- Hollie HughesNSW · Liberal
- Jane HumeVictoria · Liberal
- Andrew McLachlanSA · Liberal
- Matt O'SullivanWA · Liberal
- James PatersonVictoria · Liberal
- Marise PayneNSW · Liberal
- Gerard RennickQueensland · Liberal
- Anne RustonSA · Liberal
- Scott RyanVictoria · Liberal
- Paul ScarrQueensland · Liberal
- Zed SeseljaACT · Liberal
- Ben SmallForrest · Liberal
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