Have your say on new rules for WA’s biggest polluters

Western Australia is ‘ground-zero’ in the battle against Australia’s rising pollution. In every other state pollution is going down, yet here in WA the oil and gas industry is driving up Australia’s emissions.

Over the last few months, WA’s biggest polluters, Woodside and Chevron, have launched a dishonest campaign aimed at blocking climate action, even making public threats against WA’s independent environment watchdog.

We can’t let the big polluters get away with blocking climate action any longer. Now it is time for the people to have a say and hold these big polluters to account ...

Western Australia is ‘ground-zero’ in the battle against Australia’s rising pollution. In every other state pollution is going down, yet here in WA the oil and gas industry is driving up Australia’s emissions.

Over the last few months, WA’s biggest polluters, Woodside and Chevron, have launched a dishonest campaign aimed at blocking climate action, even making public threats against WA’s independent environment watchdog.

We can’t let the big polluters get away with blocking climate action any longer. Now it is time for the people to have a say and hold these big polluters to account.

Make a submission on the EPA’s greenhouse gas guidance statement.

The WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) provides advice to government on the rules that will be applied to WA’s biggest polluters, and which projects should be approved. The EPA is now inviting submissions on the policy that will guide that advice in the future.

Climate action is a huge opportunity for our economy. New rules for WA’s big polluters would lead to thousands of new jobs in renewable energy, carbon farming, and other clean industries right here in WA.

We are in a global climate emergency and we cannot allow WA’s biggest polluters to dictate climate policy any longer.

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To hold our biggest polluters to account and see real action on climate change, send your submission to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) and Premier now!

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Dear WA Environmental Protection Authority,

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on climate change policy.

We are experiencing a global climate emergency, and severe climate impacts are already having a profound impact on the WA environment, yet Western Australia’s carbon pollution continues to rise. Recent pollution growth from LNG operations is cancelling out the savings from all renewable energy in Australia.

Current efforts are clearly not enough to maintain a safe climate. Immediate and deep cuts to emissions from all sources are required as part of a clear pathway towards net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.

It is essential that your policy is strengthened and updated as soon as possible. I believe the policy must:

1. Reflect the science. There is already too much carbon pollution in the atmosphere to maintain a safe climate, and the Paris Agreement requires immediate reductions in pollution. Projects that increase pollution cannot be considered environmentally acceptable.

2. Prevent new or expanded fossil fuel production. Existing fossil fuel developments are already damaging our climate. No new fossil fuel extraction should be approved under any circumstances.

3. Require net zero emissions. Avoiding new pollution must be the top priority, followed by reducing and offsetting any remaining emissions. All polluters must be required to achieve net zero emissions as soon as possible, and new projects (including Chevron’s giant LNG facilities) must be carbon neutral immediately to prevent increases in overall emissions that breach the Paris Agreement.

4. Apply to all polluters and account for all pollution. The policy must apply to all activities that impact the climate including land clearing and deforestation and must include all pollution including indirect and overseas emissions.

5. Offsets should be delivered in WA to benefit our environment. Offsets like tree planting and carbon farming are limited and should not be used to justify increased fossil fuel production. Delivering offsets in WA will create new jobs and benefit our communities and environment.

Thank you for considering this submission.

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