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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 1026 asked in the Legislative Council on 24 September 2020 by Hon Tim Clifford

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS — LNG SECTOR

1026. Hon TIM CLIFFORD to the Minister for Environment:

I note increasing concern about the impact fugitive methane emissions from LNG are having on climate change, with findings from United States research group Global Energy Monitor demonstrating that these emissions from new gas developments are likely to be as large as, or larger than, the expansion of coal power.

Would the minister please table the modelling this government uses when determining the impacts that Western Australia's LNG emissions are having on the state's total emissions?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

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

The commonwealth government is responsible for the National Greenhouse Accounts and reporting on Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory. As part of the National Greenhouse Accounts, the commonwealth prepares state and territory greenhouse gas inventories, providing information on sectoral emissions, including fugitive emissions. This information is available on the commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources website. At a project level, the Environmental Protection Authority assesses greenhouse gas emissions as part of its environment impact assessment process for significant proposals.