▁" always ▁been ▁[ L abor ' s ] ▁position ", ▁saw ▁Labor ' s ▁policy ▁move ▁closer ▁to ▁Liberal ▁policy , ▁in so far ▁as ▁Labor ▁would ▁rat ify ▁the ▁agreement ▁only ▁after ▁persu ading ▁all ▁major ▁carbon ▁emit ters , ▁developing ▁and ▁developed , ▁to ▁rat ify . ▁Rud d ▁also ▁committed ▁Labor ▁to ▁a ▁target ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁reduction ▁in ▁em issions ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁ 5 - point ▁increase ▁on ▁the ▁Liberal ▁target , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁renew able ▁energy , ▁but ▁without ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁coal ▁poll ution ▁mit ig ation , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁ultimately ▁be ▁a ▁benefit , ▁not ▁a ▁det r iment ▁to ▁the ▁economy . ▁ ▁Week ▁ 3 ▁ ▁John ▁Howard ▁said ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁would ▁not ▁match ▁Labor ' s ▁promise ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁per ▁cent ▁renew able ▁energy ▁target . ▁Howard ▁claimed ▁Labor ' s ▁policy ▁" im poses ▁too ▁many ▁additional ▁costs ▁to ▁industry ". ▁Peter ▁Gar rett ▁replied ▁that ▁lack ▁of ▁government ▁action ▁has ▁cost ▁jobs . ▁ABC ▁Radio ▁reported ▁that ▁Howard ▁had ▁rejected ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁recommendation ▁for ▁higher ▁renew able ▁energy ▁targets ▁by ▁his ▁Environment ▁Minister , ▁but ▁Howard ▁decl ined ▁to ▁confirm ▁or ▁den y ▁the ▁claim . ▁ ▁The ▁Co al ition ▁announced ▁a ▁promise ▁to ▁open ▁ 5 0 ▁new ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁cent res ▁on ▁Australia ▁if ▁re - elect ed . ▁Adding ▁to