Wong: Australia under economic and environmental threat

(Wednesday 16 July 2008)

Federal Minister for Climate Change Penny Wong says Australia is facing economic and environmental risks if it ignores the threat of climate change caused by man-made carbon emissions.

Senator Wong said the government believed the Australian economy was now well-positioned to cope with a reform such as an emissions trading scheme.

"It is about taking responsibility for what we are doing to our planet. It is about taking responsibility and preparing for the future,” said Senator Wong.

"We confront a daunting reality: we cannot continue to pour carbon pollution into the atmosphere as if there is no cost.''

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