there is a massive fuel shock happening around the world and that places an island like Tasmania, which is heavily dependent on imported oil and gas in a vulnerable position.
Thank you, minister. A couple of months or so ago, we saw on the Mineral Resources Tasmania website an advertisement for an exploration release area (ERA) for coal.
Another question, perhaps through you to the Director of the EPA, about Lake Rosebery and the oil spill: by way of an update on the response to that and how it is at the moment.
Gas production in Tasmania has more than tripled since the government that you are part of came to office and this continues trends that have been going on for at least a decade.
The latest assessment from the IPCC of the total loss of summer sea ice in the Arctic tells us that it might be gone completely by 2030.
I have received a stream of promotional materials from Font PR of behalf of Tas Gas and the Tasmanian Gas Pipeline over the last few months.
Thermal coal combustion is a key driver of increasing greenhouse gas emissions and rising global temperatures.
We thought it was important the House be given an opportunity to talk about the impact of the cruise ship industry.
Cruise ships berthing in Hobart are expected to exceed 60 this year. The majority will use heavy fuel oil known as bunker fuel.
Bunker fuel used by cruise ships visiting Hobart is a serious health hazard which has been recognised by the World Health Organisation.