Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Moore for the supplementary question. I want to emphasise that the Tracking to the Kyoto target 2007 report shows that the Rudd government’s policies, including the increase of the renewable energy target, will trigger much greater emissions reductions than possible under the previous government’s policies. What this report demonstrates is that the Rudd government’s policies, including the expansion of the renewable energy target, will trigger greater emissions reductions than had been forecast in 2006 under the previous government.

In relation to alternative policies, we know that the coalition is attempting to rewrite history on climate change. They are now saying they supported Kyoto all along—but you really only need to listen to the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Minchin, to know what they really think on that side of the chamber. On Lateline earlier this month Senator Minchin said, ‘I do think that the claims being made in relation to climate change generally are often very exaggerated.’ That is what you really—(Time expired)