The WA government has pledged to slash its emissions by 80 per cent by 2030, while announcing details for the state's third desalination plant.A new desalination plant at Alkimos is set to open in 2028The target, which will be based on 2020 levels, applies to emissions from all government agencies across the state, including transport, health and education, as well as those generated by government trading enterprises.
Speaking at the announcement of a new desalination plant, Premier Mark McGowan confirmed the government would be investing $3.8 billion over the next decade in renewable energy. "That will be both public and private to ensure that we can phase out of coal and head towards stored renewable energy, whether that's batteries, or pumped hydro or wind or solar," he said.
When asked why 2020 was chosen as the baseline measure, instead of an earlier date like other states have done, the WA Minister for Environment and Climate Action, Reece Whitby, said Western Australia's emissions had fallen since then."We've actually in fact set a harder, higher hurdle for ourselves as a government by an 80 per cent reduction of 2020 [levels]," Mr Whitby said.
The government says the move provides a clear message that Western Australia is open for investment in renewable energy.Mr McGowan also laid out details for the state's third seawater desalination plant, which is set to be built on land owned by the Water Corporation in Alkimos, a coastal area in Perth's northern suburbs.
Misleading Headline. Probably intention
This is a blatant lie and impossible and I challenge anyone to prove me wrong Btw steam from cooling towers is not pollution.
WA is a legitimate third world country, worse than most sub-Saharan countries even
Key point should state “everyone” not “Green groups” say the government should not approve new gas plants
meanwhile back in the real world it is long past time our political class forgot such bullshit and started to concentrate on fixing the real issues in this nation and region
It seems the WA government really hate their people.
Now look what you have done Mark, you better fire up the chemtrails to calm them down again.
Why… our carbon dioxide emissions are a drop in the ocean compared to China and India. Great future for Australia, drive ourselves into poverty and then get invaded by China. Imagine you kids organs being harvested by the communist Chinese. Not hyperbolic at all.
I’ll see your 80 per cent and raise you 85 per cent. I’ll see your 85 per cent and raise you 90 per cent !
MarkMcGowanMP WA Economy reliant onMining,Agriculture-livestock,cropping,fishing,farming,forestry Exports &Tourism. Let’sNEVER Pretend that any of that is Possible withoutFOSSIL FUELS-Emissions! Just Stupid Woke Virtue Signalling,Greenwashing &Posturing to theWorld!STOP The LIES
Oh, Oh, he already has two. So who's getting all the money. I smell a rat. A JOB for MSM.
QLD-2016......22?
Build a desalination plant and no power to run it.. brilliant 🤦♂️
ABC back to their photos showing water vapour coming out of cooling towers like it's polluting. Meanwhile the thin chimneys are burning clean. They treat us like idiots.
They learned nothing from Victoria. But then again, if leftists learned from their mistakes, they wouldn't be leftists.
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