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

What we have done in relation to climate change is, as a country—businesses, farmers, Australians—lead the world in many areas in terms of emissions reductions. That's what we've done and what we continue to do. As a country, we have delivered a 13 per cent reduction in our emissions between 2005 and 2018, compared with an eight per cent reduction in Japan or a one per cent in New Zealand or a 10 per cent reduction in the US. We've led in all of those cases.

As a people, as a per capita contribution, it's by far and away much greater than that. Our reductions over that period of time equate to 29 per cent on a per capita basis. That exceeds Germany at 16 per cent, Japan at seven per cent and Canada at 13 per cent. So, as a people, Australians have made contributions in reducing emissions far, far greater than the rest of the world, and in doing so have met and exceeded our commitments.