Overview
- Deloitte’s analysis, commissioned by WA for $402,000 and received in January, finds exports carry “substantial risks” of crowding out renewables or delaying zero‑emissions systems.
- The report forecasts declining demand in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, with a brief increase in China and India that would need to fall sharply by the mid‑to‑late 2030s to meet net zero.
- Premier Roger Cook says the draft shows WA gas plays an important role in Asia’s transition and states the report remains under cabinet consideration.
- Greens and climate analysts accuse the government of withholding findings that undermine the pro‑gas narrative and call for policy reassessment.
- The leak follows federal approval to extend Woodside’s North West Shelf to 2070, as WA stands alone without a 2030 emissions target and with pollution higher than in 2005.