❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Environment regarding carbon stock monitoring in forests covered by the upcoming forest management plan, inquiring about project details, relevance of carbon value assessments, and economic valuation of native forest carbon.
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FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN — CARBON
STOCK MONITORING
291. Hon SALLY
TALBOT to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the carbon stock monitoring project being carried
out by the Department of Environment and Conservation for the area to be
covered by the next forest management plan.
(1) Has the
project commenced? If so, can the minister provide details of the terms of
reference of the project? If not, when will the project commence?
(2) Is the
minister aware of the report by the Australian National University centre for
climate, law and policy ''Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement:
An assessment of its carbon value''? Does the minister consider that
such an assessment would be relevant to native forests in the south west of WA;
and, if not, why not? If so, will the minister commission a WA version of the
report?
(3) Will the
carbon stock monitoring project or the social and economic impact assessment of
the potential impacts of the implementation of the draft FMP 2014‑2023
being carried out by DEC undertake an assessment of the economic value of
native forest carbon values and the potential economic and regional development
opportunities arising from managing our native forests for the protection of
their carbon values; and, if not, why not?
STOCK MONITORING
291. Hon SALLY
TALBOT to the minister representing the Minister for Environment:
I refer to the carbon stock monitoring project being carried
out by the Department of Environment and Conservation for the area to be
covered by the next forest management plan.
(1) Has the
project commenced? If so, can the minister provide details of the terms of
reference of the project? If not, when will the project commence?
(2) Is the
minister aware of the report by the Australian National University centre for
climate, law and policy ''Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement:
An assessment of its carbon value''? Does the minister consider that
such an assessment would be relevant to native forests in the south west of WA;
and, if not, why not? If so, will the minister commission a WA version of the
report?
(3) Will the
carbon stock monitoring project or the social and economic impact assessment of
the potential impacts of the implementation of the draft FMP 2014‑2023
being carried out by DEC undertake an assessment of the economic value of
native forest carbon values and the potential economic and regional development
opportunities arising from managing our native forests for the protection of
their carbon values; and, if not, why not?
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I thank the member for some notice of this question.
(1) Yes. The project
involves a broad regional estimate of carbon stocks for the forests in the
planned area.
(2)‑(3) At
present, there is no national legislative carbon trading mechanism in place and
there is still uncertainty on how such a system would operate. The lack of a
national framework and a national accounting system for native forest
management credits means that the draft forest management plan will not be the
vehicle for determining the economic value of forest carbon stocks.
Notwithstanding this, the government will investigate opportunities if and when
a more certain carbon market emerges?
(1) Yes. The project
involves a broad regional estimate of carbon stocks for the forests in the
planned area.
(2)‑(3) At
present, there is no national legislative carbon trading mechanism in place and
there is still uncertainty on how such a system would operate. The lack of a
national framework and a national accounting system for native forest
management credits means that the draft forest management plan will not be the
vehicle for determining the economic value of forest carbon stocks.
Notwithstanding this, the government will investigate opportunities if and when
a more certain carbon market emerges?
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