Greens MP Richard Di Natale claims link between climate change and Typhoon Haiyan Greens senator Richard Di Natale says there is a link between the deadly Typhoon Haiyan and climate change, calling the government's plans to axe the carbon tax 'anti-science' and 'anti-common sense'. EXCLUSIVE: GREENS senator Richard Di Natale says there is a link ­between climate change and storms such as Typhoon Haiyan as he accused Prime Minister Tony Abbott of "record stupidity" in axing the carbon tax. But the Victorian senator has come under fire and ­Liberal MP Simon Birmingham has branded the Greens ­"repeat offenders" for using human tragedies for domestic political purposes. Last month Greens deputy leader Adam Bandt was criticised for linking NSW bushfires to climate change while fires were still burning. The row erupted as Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop announced Australia would give $10 million in aid for the typhoon relief effort. Richard Di Natale Source: Supplied Senator Di Natale said the typhoon showed the vital need to fight climate change. "You've got all of the science right across the world reinforcing just how urgent this issue is," Senator Di Natale told the Herald Sun. You've got record storms in the Philippines and now you've got record stupidity from Tony Abbott, who's basically going to unwind some of the world's most ambitious and important climate change legislation. Asked if the storms were in part caused by climate change, he said: "The future of climate change is that we're going to see more storms, greater intensity and more frequency. There's no doubt about that. With the 44th Parliament beginning today, Greens senator Richard Di Natale speaks with Herald Sun political reporter Phil Hudson about the first sitting week, battling the government over the carbon and mining taxes, and the senate voting system. You can never attribute one specific incident to climate change but this is what climate change looks like: more severe storms happening more often. When you've got a storm like in the Philippines where you've got thousands of people who have lost their lives, tragically, as the result of one of the worst storms on record, why on earth would you be unwinding action on climate change. It makes no sense at all. It's an anti-science, anti-common sense position to take. Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Senator Birmingham, parliamentary secretary for the environment, said there was a pattern from the Greens. "With a human tragedy of such scale our thoughts should be focused on helping those ­affected, not using their plight for domestic political purposes," Senator Birmingham said. The Greens are repeat offenders when it comes to using tragedy to support their own political agenda. Ms Bishop said Australia was prepared to give more than $10 million if needed. Australia's aid includes $1 million for the urgent deployment from Darwin of an Australian medical assistance team and $1 million for non-food items such as tarpaulins, sleeping mats, mosquito nets, water containers and health and hygiene kits. Australia is also giving $3 million to Australian non-government organisations for immediate life-saving assistance, $4 million to the United Nations Flash Appeal and $1 million to the Australian Red Cross.