The Turnbull Government's announcement yesterday of a Ministerial Forum to look at vehicle emissions standards puts off even the possibility of implementing any standards until after March 2017.

"The government's inaction on fuel efficiency is continuing to cost Australian drivers money and pollute the climate," Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, said.

The Turnbull Government's decision to nominate as a co-chair of the international Green Climate Fund is hypocritical, given its inadequate contribution to the fund, pitiful climate pollution reduction targets and approvals of new coal mines.  

"They've got to be kidding," Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, said.  

"Australia has no credibility in overseeing the Green Climate Fund when this government is simultaneously trying to open the Southern Hemisphere's largest coal mine in Queensland.

The Palaszczuk Government's lodgement of the Abbot Point coal port expansion final Environmental Impact Statement with Minister Hunt today, confirms it's forging ahead with its agenda to turn the Great Barrier Reef into a fossil fuel highway.

"The Palaszczuk Government is continuing to do Adani's dirty work for it," Qld Senator Larissa Waters Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, said.

"Labor has paid for this environmental impact statement with taxpayers money, when usually the company itself foots the bill.

The Prime Minister has failed to properly respond to today's admirable call by 61 eminent Australians for an international moratorium on new coal mines to be negotiated at the Paris climate talks.

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, said:

"The group of eminent Australians are calling for an international moratorium on new coal mines and for this to be put on the agenda in Paris.

The Queensland Government's Draft Infrastructure Plan, released today, confirms its obsession with coal and gas and hardly mentions renewable energy.

Qld Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader, said:

"In the election, Labor talked the talk on renewables, promising a 50 per cent renewable energy target.

"But now in government, they've gone silent on renewable energy, which is barely mentioned in the draft infrastructure plan.

"Queenslanders are sick of waiting for Labor to come good on their clean energy promises.

In his visit to low-lying Pacific nations this week, Bill Shorten must listen to these nations' calls for a moratorium on new coal mines and withdraw Labor's support for the Adani coal mine. 

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, said: 

"Low-lying Pacific nations, including nations Mr Shorten is visiting, are urging a moratorium on new Australian coal mines.   

With new research showing the Antarctic ice sheets are dangerously close to collapse,  the Australian Greens are urging the Turnbull Government to dramatically increase its Abbott-era climate pollution targets.

"The world is at a crucial moment - Paris is critical to our survival," Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson, said.

"The science clearly shows we must steeply reduce climate pollution within a decade to keep warming within 2 degrees, preventing metres of sea level rise that would continue for thousands of years.

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, comments on PWC's Low Carbon Economy Index report, out today:

"This is yet another report showing that the Turnbull Government's current climate policies won't meet its grossly inadequate 2030 pollution target.

"The report finds 'a step change in climate policy' will be required 'in the short term to achieve this goal'.

The Australian Greens say today's appointment of a Wind Farm Commissioner is a sign that Malcolm Turnbull will continue to pander to those in the Coalition who are intent on sending Australia backwards.

"Prime Minister Turnbull has wasted another opportunity to show he's any different to Tony Abbott. Australians don't need a wind farm commissioner, we need a plan to transition away from coal," said Greens Leader Richard Di Natale.

"This is one of the tin-foil-hat wearing relics of the Abbott age."

With the release of the draft agreement for the Paris climate talks today, Malcolm Turnbull needs to boost our climate pollution reduction targets or else go down in history as a climate wrecker.

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate spokesperson, said:  

"Malcolm Turnbull needs to go to Paris with targets based on science not Tony Abbott's targets based on climate denialism.  

"Malcolm Turnbull says he won't change Tony Abbott's targets and he has signed a deal with the Nationals to keep Australia's targets stuck in the past.