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

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, upon notice, on 12 April 2011:

With reference to carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions, and commercial and non-commercial flights in Western Australia;

(1) Does the department have figures for the CO2e released from aeroplane flights within Western Australia:

(a) if so, can copies of these figures be provided; and

(b) if not, why not and why are these figures not acquired or kept to enable CO2e levels to be attributed to Western Australia.

(2) Does the department keep records of the kilometres of flights flown within Western Australia:

(a) if so, can copies of these figures be provided; and

(b) if not, why not and why are these figures not acquired or kept to enable CO2e levels to be attributed to Western Australia.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) Emissions from the transport sector are estimated and reported as part of Australia's National Greenhouse Accounts. Emissions from domestic aviation are published annually on the Department's website and can be interrogated for each state and territory using the Australian Greenhouse Emissions Information System: http://ageis.climatechange.gov.au/.

(2) (a)    The Department does not record the number of kilometres flown within each state and territory. (b)    The number of kilometres flown is not required to estimate carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from aviation. Emissions are estimated based on the amount of fuel combusted, the number of landing and takeoff cycles and the characteristics of the aircraft fleet.