Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I can assure you of this: Australia's climate and energy policy will be set here in Australia, in Australia's national interests, not to get a speaking slot at some international summit. The only approval I seek for the policies of my government is that of the Australian people. That's it. The only people I answer to in this place are the Australian people. And our government stands to serve the Australian people. Whatever country it may be that may seek to impose whatever position on this country, Australia's policy will always remain sovereign within our borders and nowhere else.

What I can tell the member—I'm sure she would be pleased to know—is that over the last two years, Australia's 2030 position on the Paris targets we have committed to has improved by 639 million tonnes. This is equivalent to taking all of Australia's 14.7 million cars off the road for 15 years. Our emissions have fallen since 2005 by some 16.6 per cent. Over 430 million tonnes—

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