House debates Matters of Public Importance

Carbon Pricing

Tuesday, 11 October 2011 House of Representatives

Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer

3:47 pm

China has pledged to lower carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 40 to 45 per cent by 2020. The Productivity Commission—no doubt those opposite will rubbish them too, as they rubbish anyone who disagrees with them—have identified over 1,000 carbon reduction policies across seven of our major trading partners, nearly one-third of which are in the US.

Mr Fletcher interjecting

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