❓ Dr. Honey questions the Minister for Climate Action regarding the scientific basis for claiming that stopping native forest management will increase carbon sequestration. The Minister defends the government's climate action and accuses the opposition of climate denial.
AnsweredQoN 682Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
NATIVE
FOREST — LOGGING — CARBON SEQUESTRATION
682. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Climate Action:
I
have a supplementary question. Will the minister table the scientific evidence
that justifies her claim that stopping native forest management will
increase carbon sequestration, or is it simply another one of the minister's
unfounded assertions?
FOREST — LOGGING — CARBON SEQUESTRATION
682. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Climate Action:
I
have a supplementary question. Will the minister table the scientific evidence
that justifies her claim that stopping native forest management will
increase carbon sequestration, or is it simply another one of the minister's
unfounded assertions?
AnswerView source ↗
What an extraordinary contribution?
The science is clear around climate change. The science is clear around the
contribution of deforestation. Carbon sequestration is an important part of our
challenge, which is why we are putting $350 million
into the softwood estate. That is what we are doing; the previous Liberal–National
government just let it die.
Dr D.J. Honey : That is
separate.
Ms A. SANDERSON : It is not
separate; it is absolutely connected. The Leader of the Liberal Party has
exposed himself as the climate denier and science denier that he is. He has
exposed himself as that, and he is doing himself and our community no favours.
The science is clear around climate change. The science is clear around the
contribution of deforestation. Carbon sequestration is an important part of our
challenge, which is why we are putting $350 million
into the softwood estate. That is what we are doing; the previous Liberal–National
government just let it die.
Dr D.J. Honey : That is
separate.
Ms A. SANDERSON : It is not
separate; it is absolutely connected. The Leader of the Liberal Party has
exposed himself as the climate denier and science denier that he is. He has
exposed himself as that, and he is doing himself and our community no favours.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.