"Stay married, save planet"
In February 2009 Senator Steve Fielding told a Senate hearing in Canberra that divorce only made climate change worse.
Staying married is better for the planet because divorce leads the newly single to live more wasteful lifestyles.
When couples separated, they needed more rooms, more electricity and more water. This increased their carbon foot-print, Fielding told the hearing on environmental issues.
Such a "resource-inefficient lifestyle" meant it would be better for the planet if couples stayed married, he said.