But Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Sunday that the government was "not interested in an early election" and wanted the legislation passed in Monday's extraordinary parliamentary session.
"What we are interested in is delivering action on climate change because we understand the consequences of delay. Delay is denial," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Failure to pass the cuts would be deeply embarrassing for pro-green Rudd ahead of the Copenhagen talks, with the prime minister saying it would jeopardise Australia's ability to be "fully active in the negotiations."
Australia, the developed world's worst per capita polluter, is responsible for about 1.5 percent of global emissions.
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