If the country’s biggest mining and resources state can't commit to meeting an emissions reduction target, what hope does the Albanese government have?
Some states, like Tasmania, are surging towards reaching net zero this decade. Others are emitting more greenhouse gas es than ever before.
Both have rising greenhouse gas emissions and have been keeping their emissions projections under wraps.In an unreleased WA government-commissioned report obtained by the ABC, it was said WA's emissions would need to be 11 per cent below 2005 levels in 2030 and 42 per cent below in 2035 in order to meet its own net zero target.West Australian Premier Roger Cook says his state is on track to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, but 7.
The best-case scenario painted in the report is that "green" exports like hydrogen start booming while there is a reduced demand for fossil fuels like coal and LNG — resources that are plentiful in WA.It is technically possible, but other states would have to do the heavy lifting. "The purpose of emission reductions is not to reach some target such as net zero," Professor Howden said."These are already impacting heavily on West Australians and these impacts are likely to increase.How is the rest of the country tracking?
Then there's the fact that WA's electricity generation still comes predominantly from fossil fuels – mainly gas.By comparison, renewables made up 26 per cent in QLD, 36 per cent in NSW, 40 per cent in VIC, 74 per cent in SA and 98 per cent in TAS last year. Minister Whitby argues WA is indeed helping the world decarbonise, because the state's gas and iron ore are needed to build renewable infrastructure necessary to help other countries reach their goals and get off coal.
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