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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 951 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 November 2021 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE FUND — FUNDING ROUND 2

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

I refer to the Western Australian government's $16 million clean energy future fund. The first funding round expended a total of $2.6 million on two successful applications that will result in a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of 53 000 tonnes. The second funding round opened for applications from January to April 2021, but no progress announcements have been made.

(1) When will the successful recipients of round 2 be announced?

(2) How many applications were received?

(3) What is the total greenhouse gas emissions reduction of all applications that met the eligibility criteria for round 2?

(4) What is the rationale for removing the key dates for assessing and announcing applications from the fund's applicant guidelines document for round 2?

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 Climate Action.

(1)–(3) Thirty-five applications have been received as part of round 2. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is currently working through the applications and no further details can be provided at this time. Successful applicants will be announced once the assessment process is complete. This is anticipated to be in the coming months.

(4) The dates for assessment were removed from the applicant guidelines because of the difficulty in predicting time frames before applications were received. The number, nature and complexity of applications has a significant effect on timing.