Less gas pollution, more clean solutions. The people of WA want to be doing more to tackle climate change. Holding gas exporters to account will help restore the environment and the economy, creating new jobs in tree farming, environmental restoration and clean technologies. Better policy and regulations could require major polluters like Chevron to balance out the pollution from their gas export production with projects to benefit the environment and the WA economy.
The Problems
WA produces more than 60 million tonnes of gas pollution per year. There is nothing natural about WA LNG. It is a fossil fuel that causes more than 197.2 million tonnes of climate pollution every year. More than 25% of our state’s total carbon pollution comes from just one international company. Gas companies like Chevron are not required to pay anything for their pollution; in fact they made over $2.1 billion in profit in 2016 and paid next to no tax.
The Solutions
We need less gas pollution and more clean solutions. Western Australians know that we should be taking greater action to prevent global warming. We want our energy needs to be met by renewable resources instead of gas and other fossil fuels. We believe that WA can transition to a renewable energy economy that helps tackle climate change globally and creates local jobs.
What Do We Want?
WA is one of the world’s largest exporters of pollution and greenhouse gases all because of WA gas production. The extraction and processing of gas is highly polluting, and additional pollution occurs when the gas is actually used. Currently none of the big gas projects such as Chevron’s Gorgon Project have regulations to limit the damage from this pollution. There are also no targets here in WA for mitigating the global effects of our gas production. Existing sites in WA with projects up for approval already have more gas than we can manage to export and still keep our emissions under control. It’s time to create a different resource economy in WA — one that can build long-term sustainable jobs and be kind to the environment.
• 100% regulation of pollution on existing WA gas projects
• 100% WA LNG plants 100% powered by renewables
It’s time to make the big companies pay.
The mining boom saw global companies extract massive profits from WA resources — profits they avoid tax on! Are we really going to allow this to happen again without making the polluters pay? We have an opportunity to hold gas exporters to account, help restore the economy and create new jobs by investing in carbon farming, environmental restoration and clean energy technologies.
From website: https://www.betterclimate.org.au/about-us/
Our Story: Clean State was established in 2018 as a climate program of the Conservation Council of WA. Since then, we’ve made a big impact – generating a volume of valuable research into WA’s potential as a clean energy powerhouse. Our Clean State Jobs Plan was a success. Our seminal 2020 Jobs Plan delivered 26 fully costed, fully viable recommendations for the WA government to create 200,000 clean jobs and kickstart WA’s transition to net-zero carbon emissions. 5 of these recommendations have now been actioned or implemented, Including $60 million for renewable energy and battery projects around the state, $60 million for conservation projects in regional areas, $17 million for batteries and solar in the Kimberley, including in First Nations communities, and $15 million to boost emergency services and fire brigades who are dealing with the impacts of climate change.
From 2018-2022, Clean State built up a support base of over 20,000 everyday Western Australians.
We also consulted with a broad range of local institutions on building a clean economy. During that time, we continued community organising and campaigning for climate action at a grassroots level. As of 2023, Clean State became Better Climate. We are driving evidence-based solutions to diversify our economy and create thousands of jobs within new, sustainable industries through collaboration, research and policy recommendations. We continue to build awareness around climate impacts and support local communities – for a fairer and safer place to live, learn and work.