Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks about the finalisation of sectors requiring Sectoral Emissions Reduction Strategies (SERS). The Minister responds that sectors are not finalised but strategies will address all emissions sources including electricity, industry, transport, buildings, agriculture, waste and land use.

AnsweredQoN 577Legislative Council
Asked
16 June 2022
Portfolio
Climate Action

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SECTORAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION STRATEGIES
577. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Climate Action:
I refer to the government's
sectoral emissions reduction strategies, or SERS policies.
(1) Have the number of individual
sectors requiring the development of SERS been finalised?
(2) If yes to (1), what are these sectors?
(3) If no to (1), when will these sectors be finalised
and will the government seek to combine mineral exploration , mining and
the oil and gas industries into one overall SERS?

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I answer on behalf of the minister
representing the Minister for Climate Action. I thank the member for some
notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the Minister
for Climate Action.
(1)–(3) The
state government has committed to working with all sectors of the economy to
achieve its goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Although the individual sectors
for the sectoral emissions reduction strategies have not been finalised, the
strategies will address all sources of emissions. These include emissions from
electricity; industry, including resources and manufacturing; transport;
buildings; agriculture; waste; and land use.

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