Senate debates

Thursday, 4 February 2021

Questions without Notice

Climate Change

2:41 pm

Photo of Larissa WatersLarissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate, representing the Prime Minister. The independent Climate Targets Panel recently found that so much of our carbon budget has been spent. Australia would need to double our 2030 targets to at least a 50 per cent reduction by 2030 to do our fair share of limiting global warming to well below two degrees. Is the government still committed to limiting global warming to well below two degrees? And, if so, will you accept the Climate Targets Panel's findings and increase Australia's 2030 targets before President Biden's climate summit on 22 April?

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