Independent senator David Pocock has sent a message to the Greens to end the squabbling over climate policy, and to treat Labor’s 2030 emissions reduction target of 43 per cent over 2005 levels as a floor rather than a ceiling.

Senator Pocock – whose vote looms as critical if Labor is to legislate its targets when Parliament sits at the end of next month – said while there was support across the country for a higher 2030 target, “we also want to see an end to the climate wars”.