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

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. It's time for Australia to set our 2035 climate pollution reduction targets. These aren't just numbers on a page; they're life and death—the continued existence of our Pacific neighbours, the dead marine animals washing up on Adelaide's beaches, the bushfire survivors who need to know that their rebuilt home is safe. State and territory targets combined already get us to between 66 per cent and 71 per cent reduction, as Climateworks has calculated. That means that any federal target lower than 71 per cent would be taking us backwards. Is your 2035 climate pollution target going to take us backwards, or are you going to add to the efforts of states and territories?