A solar array, a linked collection of solar panels, can be seen in front of a residential apartment block in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood in Australia, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/David GrayRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterSYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) – Australia sees the world’s climate emergency as an opportunity to create jobs, the new Labor government said on Wednesday, introducing legislation to enshrine an emissions reduction target.Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen said a decade of political in-fighting had seen Australia go backwards on climate change, and the legislation would send a message that Australia was “open for business” and “back as a good international citizen”.”The world’s climate emergency is Australia’s jobs opportunity,” he said, adding the resource-rich nation could become a renewable energy powerhouse.Register now for…
Australia sets sights on clean energy jobs created by ‘climate emergency’
