Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Once again, I absolutely reject the premise of Senator Waters's question, which is not founded in reality by any stretch of the imagination. What we are focused on is not just talking about targets but actual achievements, and that would be the difference. That would be the record on which we are prepared to stand. We are resolutely committed to Paris. We know that we're on the front line of climate change impacts. We've indicated, and I've said it again in here this afternoon, that we will reach net zero as soon as possible, and preferably by 2050, but that takes real investments in technologies that reduce emissions and stimulate economic growth. I know economic growth is a complete pariah for the Greens but it's not for us, it's not for our country and it's not for the world.