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

There have already been media reports about various things which occurred at the Barcelona negotiations. I again emphasise that Australia is seeking to play a constructive role at those negotiations and, both at official level and also at ministerial level, has worked not just to engage nations within the umbrella group but also to deal with many nations in the G77 as well as, obviously, the Europeans. An example of that, and one of the issues that I think the senator may be referring to, is that Australia has made a significant effort in explaining some of its proposals around the legal architecture for the Copenhagen agreement. One of the proposals that has got some media here in Australia, and certainly some attention internationally, is the Australian proposal of schedules. That has been well received as a constructive contribution to the international discussions. We will continue to play a constructive role in the negotiations.