Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is central to that strategy. We are investing in the research and innovation that will enable us simultaneously to protect the environment and improve living standards. Senator McGauran informs us that CSIRO’s climate research is ‘utterly trivial’. He should tell us how it is that Australian communities are living every day with our increasingly volatile and extreme weather conditions. He should tell us whether or not he accepts that the science is verified. He should tell us whether or not he supports the science.