PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says the government's spending on tackling climate change is substantial in global terms.
Mr Abbott is under fire from Labor, the Greens and environment groups ahead of a meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington for not doing enough to tackle climate change.
Mr Obama has directed the states to find ways to cut emissions from power stations by 30 per cent by 2030, using whatever ways they consider fit including carbon pricing.
The prime minister, who will visit the White House on Thursday (US time), told reporters that climate change was real and an important issue for Australia.
He said if his government's $2.5 billion Direct Action plan was seen in the US context it would be a $40 billion program.
"I think that would be a very substantial program should something like that be put in place here in the United States," he said.
"If climate change does come up in further discussions in the US I will be pointing to the scale of what we are doing in Australia as evidence of our deep seriousness."
The two leaders will also discuss global security issues, trade and investment.
In Washington DC Mr Abbott will also meet with Republican and Democratic leaders including Eric Cantor, the House majority leader who lost his preselection on Wednesday.
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