The Turnbull Government has confirmed its opposition to a proposal by Japan and the US to cut international fossil fuel subsidies, by voting against a Greens Senate motion which was today narrowly defeated 30 votes to 30.

 "The Turnbull Government has today made clear that it is pushing ahead with Abbott-style obstruction of international climate action," Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, said.  

The Australian Greens are calling on the Turnbull Government to stop blocking international moves to reduce OECD countries' subsidies to coal-fired power stations in developing countries.

Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and climate change spokesperson, who asked the government why it was blocking the deal in Senate Question Time today, said:  

Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten are heading to the world climate talks in Paris in just weeks - alongside our Greens Senators Richard Di Natale and Larissa Waters who will be there holding them to account! Together, we need to build the public pressure on Turnbull and Shorten in the lead up to Paris, and into the election. That's why we're hosting climate doorknocks as part of a national effort of climate organisations and activists *this* Saturday. Please join us at one near you!

The Australian Greens welcome the Australian Conservation Foundation's legal challenge against the federal government's re-approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine, launched today.

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

"The Turnbull Government has failed in its international responsibility to protect the Great Barrier Reef by approving the Southern Hemisphere's largest coal mine.

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation's annual report, released today, confirms the urgent need to act on vehicle emissions.

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

"As well as noting that clean transport has officially become 'cool', the CEFC CEO states that 'Australia's average fuel economy is among the lowest in the world'.

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.