Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

I was simply pointing out the hypocrisy of Senator Abetz, of all people, asking the government about com­munications and advertising when he presided over the largest advertising cam­paign, some $55 million, to convince Australians that taking away their penalty rates and other conditions was a good thing. Again I remind the Senate that China is the world's largest producer of both wind turbines and solar panels. It has added some 37 gigawatts of renewable power capacity, more than any other country in the world. Its target is to reduce carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 40 to 45 per cent by 2020. And on a per capita basis, China's level of pollution is about six tonnes a person and ours is 27. (Time expired)