SCARBOROUGH LNG PROJECT
1124. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
In May 2021, the International
Energy Agency said that no new oil and gas fields can be developed if the world
is to meet the goal of net zero emissions by
2050 and keep global warming to 1.5 degrees. In November 2021, following
WA government approvals, the $16 billion plan by Woodside—described as
Australia's biggest new fossil fuel investment in nearly a decade—was
given the go-ahead.
(1) What are the
expected total scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions
respectively of the entire Scarborough–Pluto project, including its
associated and interlinked projects?
(2) Is the Scarborough–Pluto
project expected to result in increases in WA's domestic emissions?
(a) If yes, by how much are WA's
domestic emissions expected to increase —
(i) by 2030; and
(ii) over the lifetime of the
project?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The following
answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Environment; Climate Action. These questions are requested to be taken on
notice to enable an accurate response
to a detailed issue. Further, I suggest that the premise of the question in
relation to the Scarborough–Pluto project is incorrect as the Scarborough offshore project is regulated
outside the Western Australian jurisdiction.