❓ A WA parliamentary question probes the government's climate action plan, specifically regarding emissions reduction targets for both government and non-government sectors, and its contribution to the Paris Agreement's goals.
AnsweredQoN 1308Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CLIMATE CHANGE —
EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGET
1308. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Climate Action:
I refer to the WA government's
new climate action website, which states —
The WA Government has committed to
reducing government emissions by 80 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030.
(1) What percentage of Western Australia's
total emissions are government emissions?
(2) Has the WA government made a commitment to reduce
broader non-government sector emissions by 2030?
(3) If yes to
(3), by how much, and can the minister please table documentation to support this
commitment?
(4) The climate
action website also states —
Limiting global warming to no more
than 1.5�C—as outlined in the Paris Agreement —requires
urgent, deep and sustained emissions reduction and achievement of net zero
emissions by 2050.
Will
the minister please outline how the WA government is contributing to this
commitment in this decade?
EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGET
1308. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Climate Action:
I refer to the WA government's
new climate action website, which states —
The WA Government has committed to
reducing government emissions by 80 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030.
(1) What percentage of Western Australia's
total emissions are government emissions?
(2) Has the WA government made a commitment to reduce
broader non-government sector emissions by 2030?
(3) If yes to
(3), by how much, and can the minister please table documentation to support this
commitment?
(4) The climate
action website also states —
Limiting global warming to no more
than 1.5�C—as outlined in the Paris Agreement —requires
urgent, deep and sustained emissions reduction and achievement of net zero
emissions by 2050.
Will
the minister please outline how the WA government is contributing to this
commitment in this decade?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Climate Action.
(1) Emissions
from government operations were estimated to contribute approximately nine per
cent of Western Australia's total emissions in 2020, based on the state
and territory greenhouse gas inventories compiled for 2020 by the commonwealth.
(2)–(4) Significant
action is underway to reduce emissions across Western Australia's
economy to 2030 and beyond. The government's
interim target of 80 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030 builds on a commitment to retire all state-owned coal-fired power generation by 2030 and is backed by
investment of $3.8 billion for energy
storage, wind power generation and transmission network upgrades on the state's
main electricity grid, the south west interconnected system, or SWIS.
The government is taking action to substantially decarbonise the state's
main electricity grid by delivering the first stage of network investments
identified in the SWIS demand assessment.
Implementing the future-ready scenario of the SWIS demand assessment will unlock a future in which 80 per cent of electricity in the SWIS is from
renewable sources in 2030, and 96 per cent in 2042.
of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for
Climate Action.
(1) Emissions
from government operations were estimated to contribute approximately nine per
cent of Western Australia's total emissions in 2020, based on the state
and territory greenhouse gas inventories compiled for 2020 by the commonwealth.
(2)–(4) Significant
action is underway to reduce emissions across Western Australia's
economy to 2030 and beyond. The government's
interim target of 80 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030 builds on a commitment to retire all state-owned coal-fired power generation by 2030 and is backed by
investment of $3.8 billion for energy
storage, wind power generation and transmission network upgrades on the state's
main electricity grid, the south west interconnected system, or SWIS.
The government is taking action to substantially decarbonise the state's
main electricity grid by delivering the first stage of network investments
identified in the SWIS demand assessment.
Implementing the future-ready scenario of the SWIS demand assessment will unlock a future in which 80 per cent of electricity in the SWIS is from
renewable sources in 2030, and 96 per cent in 2042.
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