The figures, Mr. Turnbull said are more accurate as compared to the Climate Institute, which found contradictory result showing that Australia was not on track to meet its Kyoto target. The figures released by the government showed a 2.2 percent rise on emission levels from 1990s.
The Australia Evangelical Alliance (AEA), in a press statement stated the issue of climate change was important to both Christians and non-Christians alike. In its press statement, the AEA stated: "Climate change (is) both a theological issues for Christians, who believe God is both Creator and redeemer of the world. And there are significant moral issues for Australians in general, who are among the world's worst producers of greenhouse gases."
In the 2006 Working Together issue 4 publication, Brian Edgar, the Director of Public Theology for the AEA, warned of the consequences of not substantially reducing the emission, with the greatest impact being felt by the poorest people.
"If this occurs there will be severe impacts on human life and health, as well as on the environment and biodiversity," wrote Mr. Edgar. "These will affect everyone but will not be distributed evenly. Generally, those who are wealthier bear more responsibility for producing greenhouse gases while those who are poorer suffer more from the effects due to their lesser ability to deal with them."