Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

Our government has outlined—as I just went through in some precise detail—the mechanisms that are being applied to deliver emissions reduction and abatement right down to the tonnage allocated across the different policy measures.

We have seen in this country enormous change in terms of the energy mix across Australia. Last year, per capita investment in renewable energy in Australia was the highest of any country on the globe—in fact, twice that of the next nearest nation. In terms of Australia's track record in delivering emissions reduction, I've also seen that investment in new technologies and the work of programs such as the Climate Solutions Fund and our abatement purchasing mechanisms have demonstrated that we can meet the targets and that we can continue to make the contribution necessary to make sure that Australia leads the way in terms of change and reform. We absolutely stand by the success of the policies to date and our intent to deliver them over the next 10 years.