Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Senator Ayres. Minister, new data released today shows that Australia is barely reducing its carbon emissions. They have slightly fallen to 437.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions for the 12 months to June 2025. When the government came to power over three years ago, annual emissions were 440.5 million tonnes. So in three years the government has achieved an annual emissions run rate of just one million tonnes per year. During the last coalition government, emissions reduced at a rate of 13 million tonnes per year. Minister, why was the last Liberal-National government able to cut emissions at a rate 13 times your rate, despite your promise to get the net zero by 2050?