David Pocock (ACT, Independent) | Hansard source

We face a terrifying outlook when it comes to climate. We've seen Antarctic sea ice the size of Western Australia missing this winter. We've seen the hottest global month ever recorded, extreme fires and heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere, and record Atlantic Ocean temperatures. The UN Secretary-General has declared that the world is boiling. The urgency of this escalating crisis requires urgent and profound action from all global leaders, including Australia's Labor government, which must commit to no new coal and gas and an immediate end to native forest logging. I commend this motion from the Greens.

Twenty-one of the 30 hottest days ever recorded occurred this month. This year, 2023, will likely be the hottest year in history by a considerable margin. The coming El Nino system is likely to push temperatures even higher and may make 2023 or 2024 the warmest year yet recorded. We're seeing the result of inaction. It is horrifying. We have to listen to scientists. We have a government that says that they accept the signs; they just won't listen to scientists. They've been clear. They won't even listen to the International Energy Agency. Apparently, their plan is better. Their plan includes fracking the Beetaloo, opening up so many big gas projects—Scarborough, Barossa, Pluto; it's a long, long list—as well as approving the extension of coal in 2023.