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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 914 asked in the Legislative Council on 9 November 2021 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

NET ZERO EMISSIONS — 2050 TARGET

914. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the Minister for Climate Action:

I refer to the Western Australian government's aspiration of net zero emissions for Western Australia by 2050 announced in 2019 and note that the aspiration is increasingly being referred to as a formal target.

(1) When did the net zero aspiration become a government target?

(2) Was the decision to embed the net zero aspiration as a target the result of a formal policy decision by cabinet?

(3) What regulatory changes have been made or are intended as a result of the aspiration of economy-wide net zero emissions by 2050 becoming a target?

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.

(1)–(3) The McGowan government is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 —

Hon Neil Thomson interjected.

The PRESIDENT: Order!

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON: You are not even asking the bloody question, for goodness sake!

I withdraw.

The McGowan government is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and is currently considering a potential legislative framework to support a pathway to 2050. I refer the honourable member to the Western Australian climate policy, published in 2020, which underscores the state government's commitment to adapting to climate change and to working with all sectors of the economy to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.