❓ Dr. Pettitt questions the Treasurer regarding the $1.25 billion Climate Action Fund, inquiring about committed and expended funds. The Minister provides a list of committed funding by project but defers expenditure details to the upcoming budget.
AnsweredQoN 921Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CLIMATE ACTION FUND
921. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the government's
$1.25 billion climate action fund for Western Australia's low-carbon
future.
(1) How much of the $1.25 billion
has the government already committed to spend?
(2) Could the minister please
provide a list of committed funding broken down into projects?
(3) How much of the committed
funding in (2) has the government actually expended to date?
921. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the government's
$1.25 billion climate action fund for Western Australia's low-carbon
future.
(1) How much of the $1.25 billion
has the government already committed to spend?
(2) Could the minister please
provide a list of committed funding broken down into projects?
(3) How much of the committed
funding in (2) has the government actually expended to date?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) This
information has been provided in tabular form. It has a description and the
allocated amount. I seek leave to have this information incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Description
Allocated
Softwood
Plantation Expansion
$350
million
Standalone
Power Systems
$150
million
Clean
Energy in Schools
$35.2
million
Denham
Power Station
$11.8
million
Wind
Turbine Manufacturing
$8
million
Local
Green Steel Industry
$1
million
CoastWA
Grants
$15
million
Carbon
Innovation Grants Program
$10.6
million
Renewable
Hydrogen Initiatives
$50
million
Native
Forest Just Transition Plan
$80
million
Collie
Transition Package
$247.4
million
Future
climate action related initiatives across nine agencies
$31
million
Total
$990
million
(3) Revised expenditure will be
published in the 2023–24 budget papers.
some notice of the question.
(1)–(2) This
information has been provided in tabular form. It has a description and the
allocated amount. I seek leave to have this information incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Description
Allocated
Softwood
Plantation Expansion
$350
million
Standalone
Power Systems
$150
million
Clean
Energy in Schools
$35.2
million
Denham
Power Station
$11.8
million
Wind
Turbine Manufacturing
$8
million
Local
Green Steel Industry
$1
million
CoastWA
Grants
$15
million
Carbon
Innovation Grants Program
$10.6
million
Renewable
Hydrogen Initiatives
$50
million
Native
Forest Just Transition Plan
$80
million
Collie
Transition Package
$247.4
million
Future
climate action related initiatives across nine agencies
$31
million
Total
$990
million
(3) Revised expenditure will be
published in the 2023–24 budget papers.
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