Seedlings planted in Kojonup to offset carbon emissions
Release Date: 13 June 2008
More than 100 Western Power employees and their families will plant 33, 000 native seedlings in Kojonup on Sunday 27 June.
These plantings will help to offset 40,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from Western Power’s vehicle fleet, mobile generating facilities and other business related activities.
Western Power’s senior environmental officer, Olivia Hertsted, said the plantings would also have additional environmental benefits.
“The native seedlings will absorb carbon emissions and directly benefit the environment by restoring biodiversity and addressing the problems of salinity and land degradation in and around Kojonup,” Ms Hertsted said.
“Salinity is a major agricultural and environmental issue in the Great Southern region. Western Power is proud to be working together with local landowners to help address this growing environmental problem.”
Western Power has as long history of environmental commitment, planting over 4 million seedlings from 1996 to 2003 as part of their Greening Challenge program which aimed to fight land degradation in the State’s south west.
“Our commitment to the environment is very important. As well as absorbing carbon emissions, we are also actively reducing the carbon footprint of our business,” Ms Hertsted said.
Western Power will plant approximately 150,000 native seedlings in 2008 in locations at Waroona, Beenup and Kalannie to offset the carbon emissions from its vehicle fleet, mobile generating facilities and other business related activities.
Western Power will plant a total of 150,000 native seedlings in 2008 in support of its Carbon Neutral Program.
The plantings in Kojonup are also in support of National Tree Day.
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