James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition government strongly supports sustainable development, tourism, and food and fibre production in Tasmania. While most planning and development processes are a matter for the state government, the federal government ensures rigorous assessment of potential impacts to matters of national environmental significance under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Australia is among more than 170 countries that have ratified the Paris agreement on climate change. Australia's 2030 target to reduce emissions by 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels is comparable with other advanced economies and will halve our per capita emissions.