The Environmental Defenders Office Ltd (EDO) has extensive experience across Australia in providing legal advice on climate and energy policy and law reform at the national, State and Territory levels. We welcome the opportunity to provide input to this important inquiry into the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020 (Framework Bill); and Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions Bill).