EPA submission deadline closes for greenhouse gas plan
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – The Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) has called on the state’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to carefully consider the submissions made on its greenhouse gas emissions assessment guidance.
CME CEO Paul Everingham said despite attempts by some campaigners to flood the EPA with 6 655 pro forma submissions, it was encouraging that 293 private citizens, organisations, companies, industry bodies and academic and community groups had made the effort to provide individual submissions.
Submissions for the EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions guidance closed on September 2.
“CME has consistently maintained that greenhouse gas emissions is a complex and profound policy issue that needs to be addressed at a national level through a consistent framework,” Everingham said.
He noted that in order to pursue lowest cost abatement, the Western Australian resources sector needed flexibility to adopt differing approaches based on their portfolio of assets, risk profile and competitive advantages.
“Regulatory interventions that constrain or prohibit this flexibility risk stifling innovation and technology advancements which are fundamental to drive a sustained lowering of emissions in the long run.
“Any guidance developed by the EPA must support flexibility and innovation, and should not be prescriptive.
“Gas is a major part of the transition to a cleaner energy future. The guidelines that were released in March would have negatively impacted Western Australian gas projects and potentially prevented some projects proceeding. This would put at risk billions of dollars of investment, thousands of cleaner energy jobs and damage the very industry that is helping Western Australia and the world to transition to a clean energy future.”
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