Motion

Motion

HON TIM CLIFFORD (East Metropolitan) [11.27 am] — without notice: I move —

That this house —

(a)  acknowledges the letter from 54 scientists, doctors and academics urging the Parliament of Western Australia to enact a zero carbon act to establish a binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions in Western Australia by 2050 and to implement shorter term “carbon budgets” for the state; and

HON ALISON XAMON (North Metropolitan) [1.11 pm]: I move —

That this house —

(a)  notes that the greenhouse gas emissions of the proposed Browse Basin and Burrup Hub LNG development will be several times the amount produced by the proposed Adani mine and will become Australia’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions;