❓ Mr. Love questions the impact of the federal government's safeguard mechanism on WA jobs, given the state's significant emissions. The Minister defends the policy, highlighting its origins in a previous Liberal government and suggesting WA projects are managing the changes.
AnsweredQoN 201Legislative Assembly
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JOBS — FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMISSIONS POLICY
201. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Federal–State
Relations:
I
refer to the deal that the Labor federal government has struck with the Greens
to pass its new safeguard mechanism legislation. Given that three of the
biggest six emitters are Western Australian, what impact will this policy have
on Western Australian jobs and how many jobs will Western Australia lose in the
interests of achieving this Greens and Labor policy?
201. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Federal–State
Relations:
I
refer to the deal that the Labor federal government has struck with the Greens
to pass its new safeguard mechanism legislation. Given that three of the
biggest six emitters are Western Australian, what impact will this policy have
on Western Australian jobs and how many jobs will Western Australia lose in the
interests of achieving this Greens and Labor policy?
AnswerView source ↗
The
commonwealth government took a policy to the election to reduce emissions by 43
per cent by 2030. That was Labor's commitment at the federal election,
which is, I would have hoped, something we all support. I do not know what the
Nationals WA or the Liberal Party's position is on that, but I would
have hoped they would support reducing emissions in that way, using the
safeguard mechanism, which was put in place by the last Liberal government.
That is the mechanism it is using. Does the Leader of the Opposition support
the reduction of emissions using this? He does not. I thought it was an
interesting question. The commonwealth government has made a commitment in that
regard. The relevant Western Australian projects, obviously, have to work out
ways of offsetting their scope 1 emissions. That is what they will have to do.
As I understand it, they are relatively comfortable with that.
commonwealth government took a policy to the election to reduce emissions by 43
per cent by 2030. That was Labor's commitment at the federal election,
which is, I would have hoped, something we all support. I do not know what the
Nationals WA or the Liberal Party's position is on that, but I would
have hoped they would support reducing emissions in that way, using the
safeguard mechanism, which was put in place by the last Liberal government.
That is the mechanism it is using. Does the Leader of the Opposition support
the reduction of emissions using this? He does not. I thought it was an
interesting question. The commonwealth government has made a commitment in that
regard. The relevant Western Australian projects, obviously, have to work out
ways of offsetting their scope 1 emissions. That is what they will have to do.
As I understand it, they are relatively comfortable with that.
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