Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

These are not new projects. The senator essentially asks the environment minister to consider the emissions associated with these projects, and the truth is that they are considered, of course. They're considered under laws that were developed and voted for in this chamber by the Greens political party. The safeguard mechanism ensures that all new industrial facilities, including new and existing coal mines, are subject to binding limits to reduce their direct emissions to net zero by 2050. That law is in place, and it's a law that you voted for, Senator.