Hon. Norman Moore asked Hon. Sally Talbot about the sources and quantities of greenhouse gas emissions in Western Australia. The Minister provided a detailed breakdown of emissions by sector based on the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2005.

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19 June 2007
Portfolio
Environment

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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
I refer the minister to the answer given to question without notice 392 on 5 June 2007. (1) What are the sources of greenhouse gases emitted in Western Australia? (2) What is the estimated quantity of greenhouse gases emitted from each major source in Western Australia? Hon SALLY TALBOT

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I thank Hon Norman Moore for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) According to the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Western Australia were estimated for 2005 as follows: emissions from the combustion of fuels for energy generation, 45.8 million tonnes; fugitive emissions from solid, liquid and gaseous fossil fuels that occur during the production and transport of fuels and the generation of energy, 3.3 million tonnes; industrial process emissions resulting from the production of minerals, chemicals, metals, halocarbons and sulfur fluorides, 4.5 million tonnes; agricultural emissions resulting from enteric fermentation, manure management, fire management and soil management, 12.4 million tonnes; emissions resulting from solid waste disposal, management of waste water and incineration of waste, 4.4 million tonnes; and emissions resulting from changes in land use, such as land clearing, two million tonnes.
(1) What are the sources of greenhouse gases emitted in Western Australia? (2) What is the estimated quantity of greenhouse gases emitted from each major source in Western Australia? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Norman Moore for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) According to the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Western Australia were estimated for 2005 as follows: emissions from the combustion of fuels for energy generation, 45.8 million tonnes; fugitive emissions from solid, liquid and gaseous fossil fuels that occur during the production and transport of fuels and the generation of energy, 3.3 million tonnes; industrial process emissions resulting from the production of minerals, chemicals, metals, halocarbons and sulfur fluorides, 4.5 million tonnes; agricultural emissions resulting from enteric fermentation, manure management, fire management and soil management, 12.4 million tonnes; emissions resulting from solid waste disposal, management of waste water and incineration of waste, 4.4 million tonnes; and emissions resulting from changes in land use, such as land clearing, two million tonnes.
(2) What is the estimated quantity of greenhouse gases emitted from each major source in Western Australia? Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Norman Moore for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) According to the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Western Australia were estimated for 2005 as follows: emissions from the combustion of fuels for energy generation, 45.8 million tonnes; fugitive emissions from solid, liquid and gaseous fossil fuels that occur during the production and transport of fuels and the generation of energy, 3.3 million tonnes; industrial process emissions resulting from the production of minerals, chemicals, metals, halocarbons and sulfur fluorides, 4.5 million tonnes; agricultural emissions resulting from enteric fermentation, manure management, fire management and soil management, 12.4 million tonnes; emissions resulting from solid waste disposal, management of waste water and incineration of waste, 4.4 million tonnes; and emissions resulting from changes in land use, such as land clearing, two million tonnes.
Hon SALLY TALBOT replied: I thank Hon Norman Moore for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) According to the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Western Australia were estimated for 2005 as follows: emissions from the combustion of fuels for energy generation, 45.8 million tonnes; fugitive emissions from solid, liquid and gaseous fossil fuels that occur during the production and transport of fuels and the generation of energy, 3.3 million tonnes; industrial process emissions resulting from the production of minerals, chemicals, metals, halocarbons and sulfur fluorides, 4.5 million tonnes; agricultural emissions resulting from enteric fermentation, manure management, fire management and soil management, 12.4 million tonnes; emissions resulting from solid waste disposal, management of waste water and incineration of waste, 4.4 million tonnes; and emissions resulting from changes in land use, such as land clearing, two million tonnes.
I thank Hon Norman Moore for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) According to the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Western Australia were estimated for 2005 as follows: emissions from the combustion of fuels for energy generation, 45.8 million tonnes; fugitive emissions from solid, liquid and gaseous fossil fuels that occur during the production and transport of fuels and the generation of energy, 3.3 million tonnes; industrial process emissions resulting from the production of minerals, chemicals, metals, halocarbons and sulfur fluorides, 4.5 million tonnes; agricultural emissions resulting from enteric fermentation, manure management, fire management and soil management, 12.4 million tonnes; emissions resulting from solid waste disposal, management of waste water and incineration of waste, 4.4 million tonnes; and emissions resulting from changes in land use, such as land clearing, two million tonnes.
(1)-(2) According to the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Western Australia were estimated for 2005 as follows: emissions from the combustion of fuels for energy generation, 45.8 million tonnes; fugitive emissions from solid, liquid and gaseous fossil fuels that occur during the production and transport of fuels and the generation of energy, 3.3 million tonnes; industrial process emissions resulting from the production of minerals, chemicals, metals, halocarbons and sulfur fluorides, 4.5 million tonnes; agricultural emissions resulting from enteric fermentation, manure management, fire management and soil management, 12.4 million tonnes; emissions resulting from solid waste disposal, management of waste water and incineration of waste, 4.4 million tonnes; and emissions resulting from changes in land use, such as land clearing, two million tonnes.

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