❓ A question regarding the WA government's position on the Kyoto Protocol ratification, specifically concerning its potential impact on the resources sector. The Minister avoids a direct answer, highlighting environmental concerns and industry innovation.
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KYOTO PROTOCOL, RATIFICATION
I refer the minister to Kim Beazley’s announcement that if elected the federal Australian Labor Party will ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change without conditions. (1) Does the minister support his federal Labor colleague’s approach to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol? (2) Will the minister admit that ratifying the protocol in its current form, and without countries like the United States of America, India and China being included, will have a severe impact on the resources sector in Western Australia causing investment to flow away from the State and costing hundreds if not thousands of jobs? Mr BROWN
I refer the minister to Kim Beazley’s announcement that if elected the federal Australian Labor Party will ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change without conditions. (1) Does the minister support his federal Labor colleague’s approach to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol? (2) Will the minister admit that ratifying the protocol in its current form, and without countries like the United States of America, India and China being included, will have a severe impact on the resources sector in Western Australia causing investment to flow away from the State and costing hundreds if not thousands of jobs? Mr BROWN
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(1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
(1) Does the minister support his federal Labor colleague’s approach to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol? (2) Will the minister admit that ratifying the protocol in its current form, and without countries like the United States of America, India and China being included, will have a severe impact on the resources sector in Western Australia causing investment to flow away from the State and costing hundreds if not thousands of jobs? Mr BROWN replied: (1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
(2) Will the minister admit that ratifying the protocol in its current form, and without countries like the United States of America, India and China being included, will have a severe impact on the resources sector in Western Australia causing investment to flow away from the State and costing hundreds if not thousands of jobs? Mr BROWN replied: (1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
Mr BROWN replied: (1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
(1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
(1) Does the minister support his federal Labor colleague’s approach to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol? (2) Will the minister admit that ratifying the protocol in its current form, and without countries like the United States of America, India and China being included, will have a severe impact on the resources sector in Western Australia causing investment to flow away from the State and costing hundreds if not thousands of jobs? Mr BROWN replied: (1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
(2) Will the minister admit that ratifying the protocol in its current form, and without countries like the United States of America, India and China being included, will have a severe impact on the resources sector in Western Australia causing investment to flow away from the State and costing hundreds if not thousands of jobs? Mr BROWN replied: (1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
Mr BROWN replied: (1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
(1)-(2) Most thinking people these days are concerned about the environment, water supplies and a range of variables that impact on our environment. That means we must consider emission controls. The resources industry in this State has actively considered the issues of emission controls and re-injection as well as a range of other opportunities that may be presented. Some of those options are expensive and others are not possible at the present time. However, I remember back in the 1970s people said that if it was not possible to pollute the streams and rivers, the resources industry would close. They argued that industry could not possibly operate if it did not pollute the rivers, the streams or the ground. Today, the resource industry exists without doing any of those things because it has moved on. Today I had a very good meeting with a number of senior representatives of industry who talked about an exciting proposition that will further enhance their operations and the environment. I was enthused by that discussion. As all members know, these issues are difficult. However, we will deal with them in the same way as we faced other difficult issues in the past. This planet is the only planet we have to live on. Given the innovations in technology, I have every confidence that we will ultimately ensure that our industries can continue to survive and prosper and that we will have a cleaner environment.
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