Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

My question is directed to the Prime Minister. Is it a fact that the Stern report shows the economic cost of inaction on climate change would be equivalent to the cost of both world wars and the Great Depression? Why hasn’t the government taken the urgent action required to substantially cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, given that we have a window of opportunity of just 15 years and given the impact on the economy and on jobs if we fail to act?

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