Media Statements

For Portfolio: Climate Action

Date	Minister	Portfolio	Title
20/03/2023	Saffioti; Whitby	Ports; Climate Action	One of Perth’s biggest rooftop solar arrays set to be switched on at Fremantle Passenger Terminal
10/03/2023	Whitby; Dawson	Climate Action; Emergency Services; Innovation and the Digital Economy	Supercomputer to predict WA climate change 75 years into future
9/03/2023	Whitby	Climate Action	Lotterywest grant to help develop climate toolkit
8/03/2023	Whitby	Climate Action	World first climate resilience strategy for the Ningaloo Coast
16/02/2023	Johnston; Whitby; Saffioti	Energy; Climate Action; Transport	McGowan Government launches grant program for EV chargers
10/02/2023	Whitby	Environment; Climate Action	Joint media statement - Towards World Heritage recognition for Murujuga
24/01/2023	Whitby; Ellery	Climate Action; Energy	McGowan Government to introduce climate change legislation
7/12/2022	Johnston; Whitby	Energy; Environment; Climate Action	Celebrations over WA’s first pumped hydro solution
6/12/2022	McGowan; Whitby; Cook; MacTiernan	Premier; Environment; Climate Action; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Hydrogen Industry	New approach to fast-track green energy approvals
21/10/2022	Whitby	Environment; Climate Action	WA showcases leadership at national environment meeting
18/10/2022	Whitby; Kelly	Environment; Climate Action; Forestry	Historic new plan to protect WA's forests
13/10/2022	Whitby	Environment; Climate Action	Grants to help WA industries cut greenhouse gas emissions
10/08/2022	McGowan; Johnston; Whitby	Premier; Energy; Climate Action	Major milestone for WA's EV fast charging network
27/06/2022	Whitby; Johnston	Climate Action; Energy	First Clean Energy Future Fund project now operational
23/06/2022	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Climate Action	Ambitious interim target set for State Government emissions
3/06/2022	MacTiernan; Whitby	Agriculture and Food; Climate Action	More funds to drive carbon farming in WA
24/05/2022	Whitby	Climate Action	New partnerships boost climate science capability
12/05/2022	McGowan; Whitby	Premier; Treasurer; Climate Action	$1.25 billion Climate Action Fund for WA’s low-carbon future
10/05/2022	McGowan; Whitby; Saffioti; Johnston	Premier; Climate Action; Transport; Energy	WA’s climate action efforts accelerate with $60 million EV package
9/03/2022	Johnston; Whitby	Mines and Petroleum; Environment; Climate Action	Draft Bill to help WA’s resources industry reduce emissions
28/02/2022	Saffioti; Whitby	Tourism; Climate Action	First electric CAT bus hits the streets in Joondalup
16/02/2022	Cook; Whitby	Tourism; Climate Action	New zero-emission aircraft fleet to launch in WA
31/01/2022	Johnston; Whitby	Energy; Climate Action	Western Australia’s rapid solar evolution
15/12/2021	Sanderson; Dawson; Buti	Environment; Climate Action; Aboriginal Affairs; Lands	Big boost for carbon farming opportunities in Western Australia
2/12/2021	Sanderson	Climate Action	SERS roadmap for a low carbon future for Western Australia
19/11/2021	Kelly; Sanderson	Water; Climate Action	Plan to rebalance precious groundwater resources
18/11/2021	Ellery; Johnston; Sanderson	Education and Training; Energy; Climate Action	Blueprint unveiled for future-proof green energy schools
18/11/2021	Buti; MacTiernan; Sanderson; Cook	Lands; Regional Development; Hydrogen Industry; Environment; Climate Action; State Development, Jobs and Trade	State Government to unlock land for renewable energy and economic diversification
9/09/2021	McGowan; Sanderson; Johnston	Premier; Climate Action; Energy	$750 million Climate Action Fund to drive WA's low-carbon future
8/09/2021	McGowan; Sanderson; Kelly	Premier; Environment; Climate Action; Forestry	McGowan Government’s historic move to protect native forests
17/08/2021	Sanderson; Johnston	Environment; Climate Action; Energy	WA accelerates towards longest EV fast charging network
6/07/2021	Sanderson	Environment; Climate Action	Western Australia leads the nation on plastics reform
5/07/2021	Sanderson; Carey	Environment; Climate Action; Local Government	Western Australia's first Regional Climate Alliances revealed
22/06/2021	Sanderson	Environment; Climate Action	WA public invited to have their say on native forests
10/05/2021	Sanderson; Carey	Climate Action; Local Government	‘Regional Climate Alliances’ to support local government action on climate change