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A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future >> Energy

Energy .......We envisage a future where South Australia leads the nation and is at the forefront of international activity with our holistic adoption of sustainability initiatives. This will involve the development of an overarching sustainability  plan setting out a transition pathway to a low-carboneconomy. Renewable energy, energy efficiency, Transport Oriented Developments and localised food production are all integral to this and will lead to improvements across the triple bottom line of environment, economy and society.

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A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future >> Waste

Waste .......We envisage a future where our current notion of 'waste' has become a foreign concept: where energy and resources are highly valued and infinitely recycled; where manufacturers are responsible for creating products that can be taken apart and reused; where our culture no longer rewards consumerism, and minimises the need for individual possessions by maximising sharing arrangements within the community.

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Water ..... We envisage a future where our use of water remains within sustainable limits, we have achieved super-efficiency and it has become standard practice to reuse all available water as many times as possible. We seek to achieve a society that has alleviated the current pressure on natural systems, minimises adverse environmental impacts and recognises the environment as a priority stakeholder with rights to water.

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A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future >> Marine

Coast and Marine .......We envisage a future where our coast and marine areas are valued and protected for their true worth; where the marine environment is not used as an endless dumping ground, and where marine resources are not overexploited. We envisage coastal and marine environments that are resilient to climate change, and coasts that are protected from vehicle damage and inappropriate development.

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Biodiversity .....We envisage a future where biodiversity is recognised as a key driver in all levels of decision making. Biodiversity is critical to human aspirations and would be valued accordingly, as evidenced by significant investments in adaptation activities across public and private land to build resilience to climate change. We would have the knowledge and tools for sound decision making as it affects biodiversity, with the community engaged in biodiversity management as part of their daily lives. Indicators…

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Crunch time Christmas appeal: Will our state add to the world'sclimate problems, or will we lead the way to a solution?

 

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According to new data out of the US (1), global carbon-dioxide emissions just saw their biggest ever one-year rise: a 6 percent jump in 2010. The most striking thing about the new data is that it indicates global emissions are rising faster than the worst-case scenarios envisioned by the IPCC in 2007.

This news triggers strong feelings in me. It is worrying indeed to think that as a global community we are essentially failing to cope with the tremendous challenges presented by our changing climate.


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DRAFT BASIN PLAN MANIPULATES SCIENCE

The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists has completely rejected the draft Basin Plan because it lacks the basic information required to manage the Murray-Darling, and in some places is actively misleading.

"The scientists cite changing baselines, data omissions and unexplained increases to groundwater allocations as some examples of how the draft Basin Plan is inadequate or misleading. Their take home message is that the current draft Plan will use $9 billion of Australian taxpayers funds and fail to deliver the Authority's own environmental targets for the river", said Tim Kelly, CE of the Conservation Council SA.

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Join the team! Fundraiser Job Opportunity

In this key position you will champion fundraising activities to help grow our organisation and secure a healthy future for our environment. With strategic guidance from our fundraising committee your role will be to deliver fundraising activities to help secure the organisation's financial sustainability.

 

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Commitments to tackling climate change being abandoned

The State Government as part of its Mid Year Budget Review has just erased the State's Renewable Energy Fund to save $11.7 million and plans a further reduction in support of $1.5 million for its Sustainability and Climate Change Division.

The winding back of State Government climate change commitments appears to be based on misguided thinking that because a national carbon pricing scheme will commence next year that "the need to support individual projects will be diminished". This is entirely the wrong approach which undermines South Australia's role in transitioning to a low carbon economy.

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