CLIMATE
CHANGE — EMISSIONS — REDUCTION
1027. Hon
Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the Minister for Climate
Action:
I refer to the Western Australian
climate policy published in November 2020. The government committed to more
than 60 actions. However, no updates or reports have been provided on the
progress or success of those actions. Can the minister please quantify the
total avoided or reduced emissions as a result of the actions in the policy
from its first year; and the anticipated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
expected from or as a result of the actions outlined in the Western Australian
climate policy by 2022, 2025, 2030, 2040 and 2050?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Climate Action.
The Western Australian climate
policy has actions to support the transition to net zero emissions. These
actions include mapping development of new technologies, addressing barriers to
energy efficiency, supporting green industry transformation, demonstrating
emissions reduction opportunities and building skills and manufacturing
capability for the net zero industry transition. Government is leading by
example through a requirement for agencies
and government trading enterprises to establish transition plans for net zero,
including regular reporting of emissions reduction against targets. The
approach will focus initially on the largest agencies, with planning of this whole-of-sector approach underway. These policy
approaches are critical to addressing regulatory or capital barriers,
driving innovation and supporting private sector uptake of emissions mitigation
technologies. Emissions reduction must be achieved on a whole-of-economy basis
and is measured through data collected under the commonwealth National
Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.