❓ Question regarding the role of sustainable native forest management in carbon sequestration, answered with a political attack on the federal government's climate policy and the opposition's stance.
AnsweredQoN 681Legislative Assembly
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NATIVE FOREST — LOGGING — CARBON
SEQUESTRATION
681. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Climate Action:
I
refer to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's fourth
assessment report. In relation to carbon sequestration , it says —
�
a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing
forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of
timber, fibre or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained
mitigation benefit �
Can the minister confirm that a sustainable
native forest industry is an important measure for sustained carbon mitigation?
Visitors — AshfieldCAN
The
SPEAKER : Before I give the Minister for Climate Action the call, I acknowledge
on behalf of the member for Bassendean, the members of the AshfieldCAN in the
public gallery.
Questions without Notice Resumed
SEQUESTRATION
681. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Climate Action:
I
refer to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's fourth
assessment report. In relation to carbon sequestration , it says —
�
a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing
forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of
timber, fibre or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained
mitigation benefit �
Can the minister confirm that a sustainable
native forest industry is an important measure for sustained carbon mitigation?
Visitors — AshfieldCAN
The
SPEAKER : Before I give the Minister for Climate Action the call, I acknowledge
on behalf of the member for Bassendean, the members of the AshfieldCAN in the
public gallery.
Questions without Notice Resumed
AnswerView source ↗
I am very pleased to answer this
question. What the member for Cottesloe did not outline is that that IPCC
report also outlined how deforestation is one of the biggest contributors to
emissions and therefore climate change. That is
what he did not read out; he read out one single line. Our forests are one of
four incredibly important carbon sinks around
the world, and if we stop deforestation around the world or slow it down, we
could actually get to one-third of the reduction in emissions that we need to
get to by 2030. That is science, member for Cottesloe; it is not spurious comments. We know what the member's
side of the chamber thinks about climate change.
We have seen an absolute circus in
Canberra in the lead-up to what is possibly the most important meeting of the
last decade around setting targets for the future of our planet. We have seen
the Prime Minister outsource his responsibility to Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan
to write the climate policy. That is what we have seen with the Nationals and
the Liberals. We have seen Western Australia cut out of that conversation.
Where is the Leader of the Liberal Party? Is he standing up for this state and
the future industries required in this state to tackle climate change and the
job transition? Where is the Leader of the Liberal Party and where are the
Nationals? We are not represented in federal Parliament, and federal members
are going to that most important international meeting.
Dr D.J. Honey : That's why they've agreed to
net zero by 2050.
Ms A. SANDERSON : With no
plan to get there. I heard Anthony Albanese describe the plan as ''a
vibe, not a plan'', and that is exactly what it is. It was a 15-page
PowerPoint presentation with a bunch of slogans and a vibe of how the federal government is going to reduce
emissions. We saw, I think, over 700 investors from around the world call on the leaders of major nations and major economies to articulate a plan. The
business community is leaps ahead. Federal
government members are looking like dinosaurs, and the Leader of the Liberal
Party is backing them in with these ridiculous questions.
question. What the member for Cottesloe did not outline is that that IPCC
report also outlined how deforestation is one of the biggest contributors to
emissions and therefore climate change. That is
what he did not read out; he read out one single line. Our forests are one of
four incredibly important carbon sinks around
the world, and if we stop deforestation around the world or slow it down, we
could actually get to one-third of the reduction in emissions that we need to
get to by 2030. That is science, member for Cottesloe; it is not spurious comments. We know what the member's
side of the chamber thinks about climate change.
We have seen an absolute circus in
Canberra in the lead-up to what is possibly the most important meeting of the
last decade around setting targets for the future of our planet. We have seen
the Prime Minister outsource his responsibility to Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan
to write the climate policy. That is what we have seen with the Nationals and
the Liberals. We have seen Western Australia cut out of that conversation.
Where is the Leader of the Liberal Party? Is he standing up for this state and
the future industries required in this state to tackle climate change and the
job transition? Where is the Leader of the Liberal Party and where are the
Nationals? We are not represented in federal Parliament, and federal members
are going to that most important international meeting.
Dr D.J. Honey : That's why they've agreed to
net zero by 2050.
Ms A. SANDERSON : With no
plan to get there. I heard Anthony Albanese describe the plan as ''a
vibe, not a plan'', and that is exactly what it is. It was a 15-page
PowerPoint presentation with a bunch of slogans and a vibe of how the federal government is going to reduce
emissions. We saw, I think, over 700 investors from around the world call on the leaders of major nations and major economies to articulate a plan. The
business community is leaps ahead. Federal
government members are looking like dinosaurs, and the Leader of the Liberal
Party is backing them in with these ridiculous questions.
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