❓ Mr Brown questions the Energy Minister about WA's projected carbon emissions in relation to Australia's Kyoto agreement commitments. The Minister acknowledges the issue but deflects responsibility for abatement strategies to the Environment Minister.
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(1) Is the Minister aware that under the conditions of the Kyoto agreement Australia has a commitment to limit the increase in greenhouse gas emissions to 8% in the period 1990 to 2010? (2) Is the Minister aware that the document Energy Western Australia published by the Office of Energy in April 1998, (page 65), projects that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Demands will increase from approximately 35 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 100% increase? (3) Have these projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions been revised since the publication of the document in April 1998? (4) If so, what are the new projected figures? (5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister
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6 September 2000
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(1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(2) Is the Minister aware that the document Energy Western Australia published by the Office of Energy in April 1998, (page 65), projects that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Demands will increase from approximately 35 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 100% increase? (3) Have these projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions been revised since the publication of the document in April 1998? (4) If so, what are the new projected figures? (5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(3) Have these projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions been revised since the publication of the document in April 1998? (4) If so, what are the new projected figures? (5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(4) If so, what are the new projected figures? (5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(2) Is the Minister aware that the document Energy Western Australia published by the Office of Energy in April 1998, (page 65), projects that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Demands will increase from approximately 35 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 100% increase? (3) Have these projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions been revised since the publication of the document in April 1998? (4) If so, what are the new projected figures? (5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(3) Have these projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions been revised since the publication of the document in April 1998? (4) If so, what are the new projected figures? (5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(4) If so, what are the new projected figures? (5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(5) Has the government put in place strategies to respond to the greenhouse gas targets of the Kyoto agreement? (6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
(6) If so, what are they and what do they aim to achieve? Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
Answered on 6 September 2000 The Minister Replied: (1) Yes. (2) Yes. (3) The most recent projected figures for Carbon Dioxide Emissions were published by the Office of Energy in the document "Energy Western Australia" in August 1999. (4) The document "Energy Western Australia" published in August 1999 projected that Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Primary Energy Use will increase from an estimated 33 million tonnes in 1990 to approximately 70 million tonnes in 2010, an estimated 110% increase. (5-6) Greenhouse Gas abatement will require action across a range of portfolios, not just energy. Government responsibility for Greenhouse Gas abatement policy and strategies lies with the Minister for the Environment.
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