Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member again for her question, because the question probably would be better put to the Labor Party, who do not have a 2030 target. They want to talk about 2050, and they can't even tell you what they want to happen by 2030. Let me tell you what we're going to do by 2030 and what we're going to do by 2050. What the government is doing is putting a technology road map, which is what you need to ensure that you can reduce emissions not just now but over the next 30 years to address the very issue that the member has raised.

Now, those opposite have a 2050 target. The member herself may have a 2050 target. She may have a 2050 target and the Labor Party has a 2050 target, but I'm not aware of either the member or the Labor Party having a plan as to how to achieve it. What we have is a plan to reduce emissions not just now but into the future. A key part of our plan is to reduce emissions without putting a tax on Australians, without putting up their electricity prices and without undermining the industries and the jobs that so many members on this side of the House represent in their constituencies right across this country. I'm not going to sell out the jobs of those constituents who depend on those industries. We're going to, recognising that to take action on climate change is necessary, get emissions down by the smart process of having a technology plan that sees us reduce emissions into the future. We've got a plan. It's focused on technology. They've got a target, and all it means is higher taxes.

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