❓ Dr. Honey questions the Premier about the achievability of the 2030 energy transition plan given uncertainties in decarbonisation and renewable energy capacity. The Premier defends the government's energy policy and criticizes the opposition's stance on renewable energy and coal.
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DOMESTIC GAS SUPPLY
542. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Premier:
I
refer to the final report of the inquiry into the WA domestic gas policy, Domestic
gas security in a changing world : Inquiry into the WA domestic
gas policy: Final report tabled today.
Given that the report highlights
that there is a significant degree of uncertainty in the timing of
decarbonisation and that WA does not currently generate enough renewable energy
to offset fossil fuels, particularly because of the retirement of the
coal-fired generators, will the Premier now admit —
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
Dr D.J. HONEY : — that
his energy transition plan by 2030 is unachievable?
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Cannington, please do not continue to interject.
542. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Premier:
I
refer to the final report of the inquiry into the WA domestic gas policy, Domestic
gas security in a changing world : Inquiry into the WA domestic
gas policy: Final report tabled today.
Given that the report highlights
that there is a significant degree of uncertainty in the timing of
decarbonisation and that WA does not currently generate enough renewable energy
to offset fossil fuels, particularly because of the retirement of the
coal-fired generators, will the Premier now admit —
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER : Order, please.
Dr D.J. HONEY : — that
his energy transition plan by 2030 is unachievable?
Mr W.J. Johnston interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Cannington, please do not continue to interject.
AnswerView source ↗
No-one can talk down the energy
transition and the renewable energy future better than the Liberal Party
members. They want WA to go backwards. They sit at home at night praying to
whatever deity they have in front of them, ''Please let the people of Western
Australia fail! Please keep burning coal into the future, because if we get
into government that is exactly what we will do! We will continue to burn coal.''
I am so proud of the
record of successive WA Labor governments when it comes to protecting one of
our most important assets, which is the natural gas that we are so
fortunate to have. We all remember that the Carpenter government brought in the
15 per cent reservation policy for offshore domestic gas. I remember that at
the time one particular political party was vehemently opposed to it.
Government members : Who was
that?
Mr R.H. COOK : Our friends
over here in the Liberal Party! They were hysterical with outrage about our
domestic gas reservation policy. At the time, they said it was going to be the
end of the industry and that it would kill off investment. They also compared
Hon Alan Carpenter with Hugo Ch�vez, the President of Venezuela! It was not just limited to those small-minded individuals on
that side of the Parliament; the Prime Minister of the day, John Howard,
and the Liberals in Canberra also opposed the domestic gas policy. We believe
that this is our gas, and that Western Australians should be the principal
beneficiaries of that gas. We believe that the decision that Hon Mark McGowan made as Premier to further
tighten the domestic gas policy reservation to reserve 100 per cent of all domestic gas projects to onshore customers or markets is another example of
how Labor looks after this precious resource on behalf of the people of Western
Australia.
I welcome the release of the
parliamentary committee's report into WA's domestic gas policy,
which will feed into the government's broader work to strengthen and
modernise the policy. WA's domestic gas policy has been central to its
success over the past two decades. The 15 per cent reservation policy of
offshore gas is vital to our economy and it will remain in place so long as
Labor remains in government. We will consider the committee's
recommendations, and, in coming weeks, we will provide an update on the
government's plan to ensure that the domestic gas policy meets our
state's needs into the next decade.
transition and the renewable energy future better than the Liberal Party
members. They want WA to go backwards. They sit at home at night praying to
whatever deity they have in front of them, ''Please let the people of Western
Australia fail! Please keep burning coal into the future, because if we get
into government that is exactly what we will do! We will continue to burn coal.''
I am so proud of the
record of successive WA Labor governments when it comes to protecting one of
our most important assets, which is the natural gas that we are so
fortunate to have. We all remember that the Carpenter government brought in the
15 per cent reservation policy for offshore domestic gas. I remember that at
the time one particular political party was vehemently opposed to it.
Government members : Who was
that?
Mr R.H. COOK : Our friends
over here in the Liberal Party! They were hysterical with outrage about our
domestic gas reservation policy. At the time, they said it was going to be the
end of the industry and that it would kill off investment. They also compared
Hon Alan Carpenter with Hugo Ch�vez, the President of Venezuela! It was not just limited to those small-minded individuals on
that side of the Parliament; the Prime Minister of the day, John Howard,
and the Liberals in Canberra also opposed the domestic gas policy. We believe
that this is our gas, and that Western Australians should be the principal
beneficiaries of that gas. We believe that the decision that Hon Mark McGowan made as Premier to further
tighten the domestic gas policy reservation to reserve 100 per cent of all domestic gas projects to onshore customers or markets is another example of
how Labor looks after this precious resource on behalf of the people of Western
Australia.
I welcome the release of the
parliamentary committee's report into WA's domestic gas policy,
which will feed into the government's broader work to strengthen and
modernise the policy. WA's domestic gas policy has been central to its
success over the past two decades. The 15 per cent reservation policy of
offshore gas is vital to our economy and it will remain in place so long as
Labor remains in government. We will consider the committee's
recommendations, and, in coming weeks, we will provide an update on the
government's plan to ensure that the domestic gas policy meets our
state's needs into the next decade.
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