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

I do note the point of relevance that the member offered up just now. The member thinks what's relevant is whether you speak at summits. That is not something that troubles me or concerns me one way or the other. If people wish us to speak at them, we're happy to come; if they don't, I'm not fussed.

What matters is if you actually reduce emissions. There's been a 16.6 per cent fall in emissions since 2005. Since emissions peaked in 2007 there's been an almost 20 per cent fall in emissions. On the earlier figures, this compares to a zero or 0.2 per cent fall in like countries like Canada and New Zealand. Australia has record investment in renewables. Australia has a plan to put the technology in place to reduce emissions and ensure we achieve the Kyoto commitments, as we already have demonstrated, and, importantly, the Paris commitments before us. What matters is what you get done, and Australia is getting it done on emissions reduction. That's what matters to the Australian people, not how many speeches you give and not how much ambition you declare. I may have an ambition to play front row forward for the Australian Wallabies, but that ambition won't be realised. What is being realised is Australia meeting its emission reduction targets. (Time expired)

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