Queensland Opposition natural resources and northern development spokesman Andrew Cripps condemned the new policy saying it was another centralist and interventionist policy that undermined the Commonwealth/state relationship.

"Bill Shorten and Federal Labor are returning to their crazy old schemes on climate change, but this time they’re not only going to waste taxpayers money and drive up the cost of electricity, they’re going to create massive uncertainty for agriculture and stop northern development in its tracks," Mr Cripps said.

"Mr Shorten’s plan rides roughshod over states' rights to manage native vegetation, and is clearly part of a crusade by Federal Labor to resuscitate its failed and unpopular carbon tax policy.”

Mr Cripps said Labor’s scheme would add another layer of complexity to the massive uncertainty already created by the Palaszczuk government in Queensland with their plans to trash the LNPs sensible 2012 reforms to vegetation management.

“With this announcement of a proposed federal 'climate trigger' on vegetation management activities, Bill Shorten has shown himself to be an enemy of farmers, the agriculture sector and regional communities in Queensland, which need opportunities to grow and create jobs - not more red tape from Labor,” Mr Cripps said. 

"Federal Labor is trying to use farmers as cash cows to make their climate change policy stack up.

“They couldn’t care less about the drastic impacts farmers will have to cop in terms of reduced productivity and plunging property values.”

Mr Cripps urged Queenslanders to reject Bill Shorten's attack on state rights and resist Federal Labor's climate change policy collusion with the extreme greens.

Labor-aligned extreme green group WWF welcomed the ALP plan saying it was important step towards a clean renewable energy transition, and Australia doing its fair share in the effort to limit global warming.

WWF-Australia spokesperson Kellie Caught called on the Government to now meet and beat the Labor’s climate plan.

“The ALP’s Climate Change Action Plan’s focus on the energy and land sector is a good choice as these two sectors provide the biggest opportunities for Australia to reduce carbon pollution, provide cleaner air, cleaner water, and a thriving environment,” Ms Caught said.

“This plan would put Australia back on a pathway to a clean more sustainable future, and we call on the Government to now also step up to the plate.”