The Australian Greens have called on the Palmer United Political Party to clarify their position on upcoming votes on the clean energy package and the Abbott Government's Direct Action proposal.

"Clive Palmer must not flip-flop on this. We need real action on climate change, not the joke that is the Abbott government's plan," said Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne.

"Direct Action means no action to stop the impacts of global warming on our communities and our environment, no-one voted for that.

New detail about the Abbott government's Direct Action plan has strengthened the Australian Greens' resolve to protect communities from the fiscal and environmental damage it would inflict.

"Direct Action is a misnomer that's so drastically inferior to our existing policies that it's incredible the Abbott government would even try to push ahead with it," said Greens Acting Leader, Adam Bandt MP.

The Australian Greens are accusing the Abbott government of selective hearing, as the new National Greenhouse Accounts out today show emissions are continuing to drop.

"The data is up on the Environment Department website but you won't hear about it from the Minister, because the figures don't fit with the Abbott government's rhetoric," said Greens Leader Christine Milne.

"Every one of these quarterly reports has seen emissions drop in areas covered by the carbon price, since it kicked in on July 1, 2012. In this latest report, energy emissions are down 5 per cent.

With a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change calling for a rapid and radical cut to greenhouse gas emissions, the Australian Greens say it's time for the Abbott government to get out of the way of Australia's transformation into a low-carbon economy.

"The Abbott government needs to give up the protection racket for Australia's big polluters and start protecting communities. They need to get out of the way of the positive transition that's happening and stop trying to take this country backwards," said Greens Leader Christine Milne.

The Australian Greens say Tony Abbott is actively leading Australia down a dark and dangerous path to suffering from global warming.

"On the international stage our Prime Minister is seen as ‘flaky'," said Greens Leader Christine Milne.

"Respected British economist Lord Nicholas Stern has seen fit to say that this government's actions show it's not serious about climate change."

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its long-anticipated fifth report and the Australian Greens say the message is clear: no one on the planet will be unaffected by climate change and governments must act to protect their communities.

"In the face of more calls for a global response, the Abbott government wants to rip up every policy and tear down every defence that Australia has against climate change," said Greens Leader Christine Milne.

A Senate inquiry has rejected Tony Abbott's do-nothing global warming policy as a scheme that pays polluters to continue as usual with ordinary Australians footing the bill.

"Tony Abbott wants families and workers to pay the price for the impacts of global warming instead of the big polluters," Greens Leader Christine Milne said.

"The inquiry has made it crystal clear that Direct Action is not a viable replacement for carbon pricing and is vastly inferior to the existing law.

The Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne, uses Question Time in the Senate to ask the Minister for Finance about the Abbott Government's plans for the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target and the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme.

The Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne, sought to amend the bill that tears down Australia's action on climate change, Clean Energy Repeal Bill. The amendment reads as follows: