founder weighs in on party split over koala park carbon credits
Greens party founder Bob Brown has publicly supported three senators who broke ranks to vote against their party regarding a native forest carbon credit plan. The dispute centers on the development of the Great Koala National Park and the use of carbon offsets in forestry.
Why it matters
The internal party split highlights the ongoing tension between environmental policy, carbon market commodification, and political party discipline.
A prominent Greens party figure has sided with three senators who made the rare decision to vote against their party on a native forest carbon credit plan.
Labor has shot down "ludicrous" concern from some within the Greens that its plan is commodifying the environment.
The NSW government says it plans to introduce legislation to formally reserve the Great Koala National Park boundary as soon as possible.
Link copied Share Share article Australian Greens founding figure Bob Brown has backed the three senators who took the rare step of crossing the floor to vote against the party but does not believe the split weakens the leader's authority.
He acknowledged that those who voted with Labor "in a way" chose "the lesser of two evils" but ultimately sided with those who crossed the floor.
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