❓ The WA government announces a $9 million trial of hydrogen fuel-cell buses in Perth, positioning the state as a leader in environmentally friendly public transport. The trial aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
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My question seeks to show how this Government is focused on growth and on meeting the challenges of Western Australia. Will the minister inform the House on the work the Government is doing in researching and developing sustainable, environmentally friendly public transport systems? Mrs ROBERTS
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I thank the member for his question. I am very pleased to announce that Western Australia is poised to become an international leader in the development of an environmentally clean public transport system. This State will take part in a worldwide trial of the revolutionary hydrogen fuel-cell technology. Perth will be the only city in the southern hemisphere and one of only 11 cities worldwide to be involved in a trial of 33 hydrogen fuel-cell buses. The amount of $7.8 million has been allocated in this year’s state budget for this trial. That will form part of a $9 million trial that will pre-empt fuel-cell buses operating on Transperth service routes by the middle of 2003. Fuel-cell technology holds the key for the long-term future of road transport and the protection of our environment to allow us to have cleaner air and to combat climate change. This is because fuel-cell buses release no harmful emissions. In fact, the only emission from a fuel-cell bus is water in the form of a small amount of steam. Not only will the introduction of fuel-cell buses into the public transport bus fleet reduce air pollution but also it could mean that by 2017 greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by about 500 000 tonnes. This technology will put Western Australia at the forefront of the next generation of vehicle power. Our Government is committed to creating a clean, green public transport system and is leading the nation in that regard.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for his question. I am very pleased to announce that Western Australia is poised to become an international leader in the development of an environmentally clean public transport system. This State will take part in a worldwide trial of the revolutionary hydrogen fuel-cell technology. Perth will be the only city in the southern hemisphere and one of only 11 cities worldwide to be involved in a trial of 33 hydrogen fuel-cell buses. The amount of $7.8 million has been allocated in this year’s state budget for this trial. That will form part of a $9 million trial that will pre-empt fuel-cell buses operating on Transperth service routes by the middle of 2003. Fuel-cell technology holds the key for the long-term future of road transport and the protection of our environment to allow us to have cleaner air and to combat climate change. This is because fuel-cell buses release no harmful emissions. In fact, the only emission from a fuel-cell bus is water in the form of a small amount of steam. Not only will the introduction of fuel-cell buses into the public transport bus fleet reduce air pollution but also it could mean that by 2017 greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by about 500 000 tonnes. This technology will put Western Australia at the forefront of the next generation of vehicle power. Our Government is committed to creating a clean, green public transport system and is leading the nation in that regard.
I thank the member for his question. I am very pleased to announce that Western Australia is poised to become an international leader in the development of an environmentally clean public transport system. This State will take part in a worldwide trial of the revolutionary hydrogen fuel-cell technology. Perth will be the only city in the southern hemisphere and one of only 11 cities worldwide to be involved in a trial of 33 hydrogen fuel-cell buses. The amount of $7.8 million has been allocated in this year’s state budget for this trial. That will form part of a $9 million trial that will pre-empt fuel-cell buses operating on Transperth service routes by the middle of 2003. Fuel-cell technology holds the key for the long-term future of road transport and the protection of our environment to allow us to have cleaner air and to combat climate change. This is because fuel-cell buses release no harmful emissions. In fact, the only emission from a fuel-cell bus is water in the form of a small amount of steam. Not only will the introduction of fuel-cell buses into the public transport bus fleet reduce air pollution but also it could mean that by 2017 greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by about 500 000 tonnes. This technology will put Western Australia at the forefront of the next generation of vehicle power. Our Government is committed to creating a clean, green public transport system and is leading the nation in that regard.
Fuel-cell technology holds the key for the long-term future of road transport and the protection of our environment to allow us to have cleaner air and to combat climate change. This is because fuel-cell buses release no harmful emissions. In fact, the only emission from a fuel-cell bus is water in the form of a small amount of steam. Not only will the introduction of fuel-cell buses into the public transport bus fleet reduce air pollution but also it could mean that by 2017 greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by about 500 000 tonnes. This technology will put Western Australia at the forefront of the next generation of vehicle power. Our Government is committed to creating a clean, green public transport system and is leading the nation in that regard.
Mrs ROBERTS replied: I thank the member for his question. I am very pleased to announce that Western Australia is poised to become an international leader in the development of an environmentally clean public transport system. This State will take part in a worldwide trial of the revolutionary hydrogen fuel-cell technology. Perth will be the only city in the southern hemisphere and one of only 11 cities worldwide to be involved in a trial of 33 hydrogen fuel-cell buses. The amount of $7.8 million has been allocated in this year’s state budget for this trial. That will form part of a $9 million trial that will pre-empt fuel-cell buses operating on Transperth service routes by the middle of 2003. Fuel-cell technology holds the key for the long-term future of road transport and the protection of our environment to allow us to have cleaner air and to combat climate change. This is because fuel-cell buses release no harmful emissions. In fact, the only emission from a fuel-cell bus is water in the form of a small amount of steam. Not only will the introduction of fuel-cell buses into the public transport bus fleet reduce air pollution but also it could mean that by 2017 greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by about 500 000 tonnes. This technology will put Western Australia at the forefront of the next generation of vehicle power. Our Government is committed to creating a clean, green public transport system and is leading the nation in that regard.
I thank the member for his question. I am very pleased to announce that Western Australia is poised to become an international leader in the development of an environmentally clean public transport system. This State will take part in a worldwide trial of the revolutionary hydrogen fuel-cell technology. Perth will be the only city in the southern hemisphere and one of only 11 cities worldwide to be involved in a trial of 33 hydrogen fuel-cell buses. The amount of $7.8 million has been allocated in this year’s state budget for this trial. That will form part of a $9 million trial that will pre-empt fuel-cell buses operating on Transperth service routes by the middle of 2003. Fuel-cell technology holds the key for the long-term future of road transport and the protection of our environment to allow us to have cleaner air and to combat climate change. This is because fuel-cell buses release no harmful emissions. In fact, the only emission from a fuel-cell bus is water in the form of a small amount of steam. Not only will the introduction of fuel-cell buses into the public transport bus fleet reduce air pollution but also it could mean that by 2017 greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by about 500 000 tonnes. This technology will put Western Australia at the forefront of the next generation of vehicle power. Our Government is committed to creating a clean, green public transport system and is leading the nation in that regard.
Fuel-cell technology holds the key for the long-term future of road transport and the protection of our environment to allow us to have cleaner air and to combat climate change. This is because fuel-cell buses release no harmful emissions. In fact, the only emission from a fuel-cell bus is water in the form of a small amount of steam. Not only will the introduction of fuel-cell buses into the public transport bus fleet reduce air pollution but also it could mean that by 2017 greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by about 500 000 tonnes. This technology will put Western Australia at the forefront of the next generation of vehicle power. Our Government is committed to creating a clean, green public transport system and is leading the nation in that regard.
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