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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks to determine the specific CO2e reduction targets for electricity generation within and outside the SWIS to meet the former federal government's emissions reduction target. The answer states that the target was national and not broken down by state or system, making specific calculations impossible.

AnsweredQoN 5321Legislative Assembly

Asked

5 April 2016

Member

Mr W.J. Johnston

Portfolio

Energy

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I refer to the decision by then Prime Minister Tony Abbott on 11 August 2015 to set a target of 26 to 28 per cent for reduction in carbon emmissions in Australia, and I ask: (a) how much carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) will need to be reduced in the generation of electricity in the South West Integrated System (SWIS) to meet the target set by the Federal Liberal National Party Government; and (b) how much carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) will need to be reduced in the generation of electricity generated in Western Australia which is not part of the SWIS to meet the target set by the Federal Liberal National Party Government?

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Answered

10 May 2016

Responded by

Minister for Energy

Response time

35 days

(a)-(b) The former Commonwealth Government’s target for emissions reduction was a national target. Targets are set at a national level to ensure reductions in emissions take place where it costs least to do so, both in terms of location and sectors of the economy.
The former Commonwealth Government’s target was not determined at a State or Territory level and did not require that specific entities reduce emissions by definite amounts. It is not possible to determine what contribution would be required by generators in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) and outside the SWIS in order to meet this historical national target.

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