Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

Three issues were raised there. Firstly, on the two-degree temperature rise issue, I would have thought that Senator Brown would understand that the usual way in which these issues are discussed, certainly in the context of international agreements, is in terms of the emissions reductions targets which nations agree to. This government have already committed to a 60 per cent reduction on 2000 levels by 2050 and, as I have repeatedly said, we will set a mid-term target; but we will do so after receiving the appropriate evidence. On the taxation issue to do with cars, I should refer Senator Brown to the responsible minister, which I assume might be Senator Carr or possibly the Treasurer. On the third issue, I refer Senator Brown to the policy with which we went to the election—which was to leverage investment in a green car industry here in Australia.