House debates

Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Questions without Notice

Climate Change

2:43 pm

Photo of Kevin RuddKevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

that will, of necessity, of itself contain a long-term target of some kind. Is the Prime Minister aware that the Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change, made up of leading Australian companies, including BP, the Insurance Australia Group and Westpac, has stated, ‘Achieving a 60 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from year 2000 levels by 2050 is possible while maintaining strong economic growth’? Prime Minister, is the business roundtable, containing such prominent Australian companies as BP, the Insurance Australia Group and Westpac, and international companies, wrong on climate change?

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