Ted O'Brien (Fairfax, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question goes to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister please advise how much taxpayers' money the Albanese Labor government has committed to spend on agreements arising from COP29?

Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'm delighted to take the question from the member for Fairfax. The answer to his question is zero. Last week the government was requested by other governments to enter into certain agreements and arrangements, which we did agree to. We joined, for example, the Global Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, which is a very good thing to do. We joined the call to action for no new coal, at the request and suggestion of the United Kingdom government, and we signed the Australia-UK Climate and Energy Partnership. After I signed that with Secretary of State Miliband, he said:

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! Members on my left! The member for Fairfax and the member for Page! Hang on a second. The minister is listing specific answers to the question that he was asked. He's going through a list. We've got to be able to do this respectfully, and, if you've asked a question and there's detail involved, I would have thought you'd want to listen to that. Can everyone make sure we take the temperature down and listen to the minister.

Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Fairfax asked me about agreements we have entered into. After I signed the agreement with the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, said to the media, 'In Britain, we so admire what Australia is doing on renewables, the drive this government has shown, and we want to learn from Australia in terms of solar, for example.' That's what the secretary of energy in the United Kingdom said. It also followed the agreement signed by the prime ministers of Australia and India for closer cooperation in that most important economy when it comes to not only economic matters but the world's transition—because we work with governments across the board on renewable energy agreements that those opposite will not be able to sign and enter into. The member for Fairfax implies that there was a cost. There was zero cost.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I give the call to the honourable member for Bean and Opposition Whip.