Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, my question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Wong. Is the minister aware that the cumulative greenhouse gas emissions from proposed gas plants, coal-fired power stations and other fossil developments in WA will total around 80 million tonnes by 2016, which represents a doubling of Western Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, and that a single proposed plant—Woodside’s proposed gas plant at James Price Point in West Kimberley—represents 32 million tonnes of that, which is equivalent to the total greenhouse gas emissions of New Zealand? What action does the government plan to take to ensure that this does not cause a greater burden on individuals and other industries and households as we aim to reduce our national greenhouse gas emissions?