Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The government is taking real and meaningful action to reduce Australia's impact on the environment. The government is on track to meet and beat our 2020 target, and we have a strong plan to achieve our 2030 target. Labor is desperately trying to score cheap political points by declaring a climate emergency, yet it refuses to commit to a single climate policy it took to the election. This shows what an empty gesture Labor's declaration is, intended to cover for their total absence of policy. Labor's hollow symbolism will not deliver a single tonne of emissions reduction.