Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications) Share this | Hansard source

of carbon dioxide reduction. So this plan, this reduction fund, is actually working.

The honourable member and, I know, some members of the Labor Party make the same mistake. They make the mistake of turning everything related to climate policy into ideology. The objective is to lower emissions. There are many means of cutting emissions, some more complex than others, some more expensive than others. There is no inherent virtue in any particular method of cutting emissions. There is no ideology there. The object, the only thing that matters, is the outcome.

The targets we have set are reasonable ones. They are comparable ones. They are substantial ones. The methods that the environment minister has put in place to achieve those cuts are working. It works. It is doing the job. The cuts are at the right level. And so—with great respect to the honourable member and recognising his strong interest in the matter—the government's policy on climate—

Ms Plibersek interjecting—

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