Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to the Vivid Economics report commissioned by the Climate Institute and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Is it the minister aware that on 6 October 2010, prior to the publication of the Vivid report, the department of climate change advised the Climate Institute that the stated implied carbon price on the Chinese electricity sector was too high and not comparable to Austra­lia's calculations? My question is: when did the department of climate change advise Mr Combet that the Vivid Economics report was flawed and the implicit price on China's emissions was lower than Australia's and that the implied carbon tax in Australia was $2.34 and in China was $1.78?