Page 1931 - Week 05 - Thursday, 16 May 2019

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(3) What research has the Government undertaken to (a) identify and (b) reduce fugitive emissions.

(4) How will the Government offset emissions from fugitive emissions.

(5) What methods can it pursue to offset emissions in relation to fugitive emissions; if not offsetting emissions, why not.

(6) Does the Government collect data on non-transport use of liquefied petroleum gas by businesses and households; if so, where is it published; if not, why not.

(7) Does the Report on the 2017-18 Greenhouse Gas Inventory note that during 2017-18 the total volume of commercial and residential waste going to landfill was slightly higher than the previous year; if so what impact will this have on emissions in future years.

(8) What modelling has been done on the likely volumes of commercial and residential waste going to landfill in the next five years.

(10) What was the total emissions from the waste sector (kilotonnes CO2-e) as well as the percentage it made up of total emissions in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15, (c) 2015-16, (d) 2016-17 and (e) 2017-18.

(11) What impact will increased emissions have on the ACT’s 2020 objective.

Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The ACT has a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2020 and to net zero emissions by 2045. The government already has a range of measures in place that reduce natural gas use include the Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme, Actsmart programs, support for efficiency upgrades to public housing and reducing emissions from government operations.

Industrial emissions, including synthetic gases, are accounted for at the national level, and attributed to the ACT on a population basis. Policy at the national level will target reductions in this sector.

A new climate change policy is currently being considered for the ACT that will focus on further reducing emissions, especially in relation to natural gas and transport as the major emitting sources post-2020, accounting for over 80% of emissions. Ongoing development of climate change policies and programs will consider effective abatement options in all sectors.

(2) Transport emissions are reported annually in the ACT Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The ACT’s calculated transport emissions are based on estimates of total fuel consumption and not individualised to roads or projects. The Transport for Canberra policy includes a range of actions that the Government is taking with the objective of reducing the city’s transport emissions.

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