❓ Hon Tim Clifford questions the Minister for Energy regarding rising emissions in the South West and North West Interconnected Systems since 2005, seeking projections and mitigation strategies. The Minister cites population and economic growth as causes and refers to Commonwealth data collection.
AnsweredQoN 2595Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Transforming Energy Generation section of the Climate Change in Western Australia, issues paper, specifically the 16 percent increase of emissions in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) since 2005, and I ask: (a) what has caused this emissions increase in the SWIS; (b) are emissions in the SWIS expected to continue to rise; (c) what is the projected emissions in the SWIS by: (i) 2025; (ii) 2030; (iii) 2035; (iv) 2040; (v) 2045; and (vi) 2050; (d) what is expected to cause this increase or decrease in emissions; (e) how does the Minister propose to mitigate any projected emissions rise; (f) what is the percentage of emissions increase in the North West Interconnected System (NWIS) since 2005; (g) what has caused the emissions increase in the NWIS; (h) what is the projected emissions in the NWIS by: (i) 2025; (ii) 2030; (iii) 2035; (iv) 2040; (v) 2045; and (vi) 2050; (i) what is expected to cause this increase or decrease in emissions; and (j) how does the Minister propose to mitigate any projected emissions rise?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 November 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Energy
Response time
10 days
(a) Population and economic growth;
(b) - (c) Emissions data is collected and published nationally by the Commonwealth. (d) There is a range of factors including population and economic growth, offset by continuing installation of rooftop PV and changes in the mix of large scale electricity generation plant towards more low-emissions generation technologies;
(e) The Western Australian Government is currently undertaking work to explore options for reducing electricity generation sector emissions. In addition, the Western Australian Government has made the following climate policy commitments:
(f) - (i) Emissions data and projections published by the Commonwealth do not provide separate figures for the NWIS; (j) See (e) above.
(b) - (c) Emissions data is collected and published nationally by the Commonwealth. (d) There is a range of factors including population and economic growth, offset by continuing installation of rooftop PV and changes in the mix of large scale electricity generation plant towards more low-emissions generation technologies;
(e) The Western Australian Government is currently undertaking work to explore options for reducing electricity generation sector emissions. In addition, the Western Australian Government has made the following climate policy commitments:
(f) - (i) Emissions data and projections published by the Commonwealth do not provide separate figures for the NWIS; (j) See (e) above.
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.