Ian Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

No, I will not, because quite often internationally we are not able as a community of nations to get ideal results. Does that mean you should just pull up Australia’s stumps and walk away? Quite frankly, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has not really been particularly successful in addressing climate change yet, but would you suggest that Australia stops working on climate change and walks away from it? No, we should work domestically on fisheries issues and climate change issues and work internationally. To pull up our tent and walk away would be an act of stupidity for the environment and for our economy.