The Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says he will advocate a tougher greenhouse gas reduction target than Labor, while bidding to launch a Senate enquiry into the upcoming Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

Media reports say the Coalition is trying to embarrass the Federal Government over its decision to scrap an inquiry into the trading scheme and plans to launch a Senate inquiry with terms of reference identical to the one Labor scrapped days earlier.

Speaking on AM radio on February 23, Turnbull said the Coalition would push for higher emissions cuts than those laid down in Government targets.

“Certainly we should cut our emissions by more than what Mr. Rudd is proposing,” he said.

The Australian reports that the Coalition is likely to advocate a 2020 reduction target far higher than Labor’s proposed upper limit of 15 percent, by doing things like expanding the boundaries of the trading scheme to include emission-reducing activities currently excluded, such as bio-sequestration and revegetation