❓ A WA parliamentary question challenges the Premier's claim of carbon neutrality for the Kwinana desalination plant, citing an Auditor General's report questioning the renewable energy sourcing. The Leader of the House requests the question be put on notice due to time constraints.
AnsweredQoN 1216Legislative Council
Asked
28 November 2007
Member
Portfolio
Leader of the House representing the Premier
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KWINANA DESALINATION PLANT - CARBON EMISSIONS
I refer to yesterday’s Auditor General’s report entitled “Renewable Energy: Knowing What We Are Getting”. (1) Does the Premier agree with the statement in that report that “the contractual arrangement to power the desalination plant does not ensure that additional renewable energy is generated”? (2) Does the Premier agree that in the light of this finding it is not correct to say, as the Premier’s climate change action statement says, that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? (3) What does the Premier now propose to do to ensure that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer to yesterday’s Auditor General’s report entitled “Renewable Energy: Knowing What We Are Getting”. (1) Does the Premier agree with the statement in that report that “the contractual arrangement to power the desalination plant does not ensure that additional renewable energy is generated”? (2) Does the Premier agree that in the light of this finding it is not correct to say, as the Premier’s climate change action statement says, that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? (3) What does the Premier now propose to do to ensure that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
(1) Does the Premier agree with the statement in that report that “the contractual arrangement to power the desalination plant does not ensure that additional renewable energy is generated”? (2) Does the Premier agree that in the light of this finding it is not correct to say, as the Premier’s climate change action statement says, that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? (3) What does the Premier now propose to do to ensure that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
(2) Does the Premier agree that in the light of this finding it is not correct to say, as the Premier’s climate change action statement says, that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? (3) What does the Premier now propose to do to ensure that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
(3) What does the Premier now propose to do to ensure that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
(1) Does the Premier agree with the statement in that report that “the contractual arrangement to power the desalination plant does not ensure that additional renewable energy is generated”? (2) Does the Premier agree that in the light of this finding it is not correct to say, as the Premier’s climate change action statement says, that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? (3) What does the Premier now propose to do to ensure that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
(2) Does the Premier agree that in the light of this finding it is not correct to say, as the Premier’s climate change action statement says, that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? (3) What does the Premier now propose to do to ensure that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
(3) What does the Premier now propose to do to ensure that the Kwinana desalination plant is carbon neutral? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. I am advised that providing the information in the time required is not possible and I request that the member place the question on notice. The answer might be that if the wind does not blow, it is very hard to guarantee power generated from a wind-powered station.
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