Greg Combet (Charlton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for La Trobe for her question. The government respects the climate science and the need to cut our pollution. Today, like a number of members of the House, I had a meeting with representatives of Climate Scientists Australia who reiterated to me, as they have done to many others today, the need to take action on climate change. They were in the building today because a forum was organised by the members for Chisholm, Moore and Melbourne on climate science for the benefit of parliamentarians. I am very pleased that members from both sides of the House attended that forum. However, there are others who obviously contest the science and oppose action being taken on climate change.

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