GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS —
LNG SECTOR
1197. Hon TIM CLIFFORD to the minister representing the
Minister for Energy:
My question without notice —
The PRESIDENT: Order,
members! I cannot hear Hon Tim Clifford's question.
Hon TIM CLIFFORD: It is a great
question.
The PRESIDENT: I am sure it
is.
Hon TIM CLIFFORD: I note
that WA's biggest LNG importers, Japan, China and South Korea, which
represent 87 per cent of the Western Australian LNG export market in 2019, have
each committed to a target of net zero emissions by 2050. Given this further
increases the likelihood of WA's LNG assets becoming stranded assets,
will the McGowan government reconsider its refusal to legislate a state-based
net zero emissions target?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Energy.
The Western Australian government
remains committed to our policy on net zero emissions by 2050.