❓ Hon Lynn MacLaren questions the evidence supporting claims that the Perth Freight Link will reduce emissions. The Minister provides information on the modelling and data used, referencing publicly available documents.
AnsweredQoN 3352Legislative Council
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(1) Will the Minister please table the Government's evidence to support statements in Main Road's Perth Freight Link , May 2015 information sheet that the Perth Freight Link will reduce exhaust and CO2 emissions? (2) If no to (1), why not? (3) Has modelling been done on diesel particulates and the Perth Freight Link compared to the current road network? (4) If yes to (3), will the Minister please table the results? (5) If not to (3), why not?
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Answered
22 September 2015
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
34 days
(1) CO2 savings were derived by calculating reductions in fuel consumption from traffic modelling and then applying equations published in the National Guidelines for Transport System Management. These were then converted into tonnes of CO2 saved using emission factors given in the Department of Environment's National Greenhouse Accounts Factors.
(2) Not applicable
(3) South Metro Connect undertook diesel particulate modelling during the planning phase for the Roe 8 section of Perth Freight Link, forming part of the Public Environmental Review (PER).
(4) Information on the Roe 8 Public Environmental Review is publicly available.
(5) Not applicable
(2) Not applicable
(3) South Metro Connect undertook diesel particulate modelling during the planning phase for the Roe 8 section of Perth Freight Link, forming part of the Public Environmental Review (PER).
(4) Information on the Roe 8 Public Environmental Review is publicly available.
(5) Not applicable
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