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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I thank the minister for her response and her recognition that there are huge economic opportunities in adjusting to a low-carbon economy. Will she now revisit the design of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme to ensure that the allocation of free permits is conditional on the implementation of the greatest possible energy efficiency opportunities, fuel switching and other emissions-reducing and job-creating options, because the design of the current scheme actively prevents the creation of new jobs in these sectors?