WA Government leads the way in tackling climate change
Source: Western Australia. Minister for Forestry. Media Release
"Forestry Minister Kim Chance said a joint project between the State Government and the BP Kwinana Refinery had been enormously successful in tackling the impacts of climate change. Mr Chance said BP became the first energy company in Australia to engage in carbon emissions trading by joining forces with Western Australia’s Forest Products Commission 10 years ago.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the agreement, the Minister said almost four million trees had been planted in the Katanning area to offset greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time addressing land degradation. BP Kwinana Refinery’s managing director Thys Heyns said these trees had stored 187,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, which was the equivalent of taking 43,000 cars off the road for a year."