Jim Chalmers (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction. I refer to the Prime Minister's earlier failure to answer the question from the member for Warringah. Has the government modelled the economic impact of failing to meet its Paris Agreement commit of net zero emissions by 2050?

Angus Taylor (Hume, Liberal Party, Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

That's not what's in the Paris Agreement. Article 4.1 is very clear. It is about global commitment to reach net zero in the second half of the century. Our commitment, the commitment that is more immediate, more pressing, and that we are focused on is achieving our 2030 target: a 26 per cent reduction. We have clear targets, we have a strong plan, and we have an enviable track record. That enviable track record does not involve imposing a carbon tax. It is about technology, not taxes.