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

The answer to the last one is no, and I think I have previously indicated that to you, Senator Milne. We have undertaken the modelling and we have put it out. I disagree, with respect, with the ‘relatively optimistic’ description. We used a model that, on my advice, was used by the IPCC. As in any area of science, there is ongoing research into the relationship between global emissions and greenhouse gas concentrations, which is the issue that underlies your question. The government will continue to support climate research and analysis, including economic and climate model development by CSIRO, ABARE and the Treasury. I would remind the Senate that the modelling undertaken by Treasury is the largest modelling exercise that has been done by government in Australia. It is rigorous and it has provided very useful information to us all. (Time expired)