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

The Australian government’s position, as articulated prior to the election, is that we are committed to a 60 per cent reduction by 2050. The parts-per-million goals that Senator Brown describes are, of themselves, one of the ways in which a global goal could be articulated. It is not the only way, Senator Brown, and, as you know, there have been different formulations floated in different international contexts. These are all issues that are to be negotiated in the lead-up to Copenhagen, which includes the negotiations in Poznan next year.

What we can talk about very clearly is the election commitment that we made prior to the election, which we remain committed to, which is a 60 per cent reduction by 2050. As I made clear in my previous answer, the Australian government will announce a mid-term target range on 15 December, along with the announcement of the white paper. (Time expired)