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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 741 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 August 2019 by Hon Robin Chapple

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

ENVIRONMENT — THREATENED SPECIES

741. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Environment:

This question is an oldie but a goodie because it is from the last session.

I refer to the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services global assessment report released on 6 May 2019.

(1) Is the minister concerned by the contents of this report, specifically the fact that over one million species are at risk?

(2) Does the minister acknowledge that many Australian threatened species reside in Western Australia, with the federal electorates of Durack and O'Connor both being in the top 10 electorates in Australia most at risk?

(3) Does the minister acknowledge that fossil fuels are a leading reason for species being at risk?

(4) Why has the government not committed to a strategy of reducing WA's emissions?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

I have not yet read the report, so I ask the honourable member to place these questions on notice so I can be briefed before responding.