Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I inform the chamber that Senator Waters will also sponsor the motion. At the request of Senators McAllister and Waters, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes:

(i) that the Prime Minister told Parliament on 3 December 2020 that Australia would be participating at the Climate Ambition Summit on 12 December 2020 and that 'it will be a great opportunity to correct the mistruths...that are often presented',

(ii) that Climate Ambition Summit co-host and COP26 President Alok Sharma has stated that 'announcements must show genuine progress from existing policies and Paris targets' and that 'there will be no space for general statements', and

(iii) media reports that Australia does not have a confirmed speaking role at the summit; and

(b) calls on the Prime Minister to make clear whether Australia is speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit and table any correspondence with the summit organisers relating to whether Australia is speaking at the summit.