Senate debates

Wednesday, 22 August 2018

Questions without Notice

Climate Change

2:19 pm

Photo of Janet RiceJanet Rice (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

With all due respect, we are missing it by a wide target. We've abandoned legislating the 26 per cent cut in pollution from electricity. Meanwhile, the sector with the second-largest and fastest growing emissions is transport. Under current policies, transport emissions are forecast to increase by a further 15 per cent by 2030. This was given in evidence to our Senate select committee inquiry into electric vehicles last week by the Department of the Environment and Energy. What are the government's plans to reduce— (Time expired)

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