Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Wong. On 15 December last year, the Prime Minister justified the inexcusably weak target of five per cent and the design of the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme on the basis that a more rigorous target would cost jobs and that he had the balance right. Yesterday, however, the government included investment in insulation and solar energy in the latest jobs stimulus package. Does the government now acknowledge that well-designed climate action is a jobs creator, builds manufacturing capacity and generally stimulates the economy?