1. NMBI (nimby) model legislation would ban all NEW climate-damaging projects in SA, effective immediately in cases where climate-safe alternatives are already available.
In other cases, strategies and timelines would be adopted for future bans

2. SA Govt climate duty of care
STATE PLANNING POLICY 5: CLIMATE CHANGE
Objective 8: Support development that does not contribute to increasing our vulnerability or exacerbating the impacts of climate change and which makes the fullest possible contribution to mitigation.

3. State/Territory Govts have power!
Myth 1: We need action at the federal level to protect us from increased climate risk
State/Territory governments have primary power in their own jurisdiction over:
Fossil fuel extraction and infrastructure project approvals
Granting of exploration licences
Building codes, public transport, etc
Victoria has banned all new onshore gas extraction and Queensland has banned underground coal gasification (UCG)

4. SA a proud renewables pioneer
Myth 2: We need more gas to guarantee supply AEMO: SA will have 100% renewable electricity by Gas-fired electricity is useful to fill in the gaps, but 2017 subsidies for new gas projects guaranteed SA has first call if we need that gas. SA could easily ban NEW fossil fuel extraction. We don’t need more gas to ‘keep the lights on’.

6. Climate safety vs financial benefit
Myth 3: Oil and gas are good for the economy
2017 oil and gas SA royalties: $120 million
Banning NEW oil and gas: miss out on $???
Most oil and gas companies pay no PRRT or tax
No state royalties from offshore oil in the Bight
More jobs from new solar and wind projects

7. New gas wells mean more gas exports
Myth 4: We need more gas for our own use Gas exports benefit shareholders, not Australia

8. Impacts on SA of oil from the Bight
Statoil likely to export all the oil
SA will get no royalties because it is offshore
Statoil will pay no PRRT or income tax
Statoil gets all the benefit – we get none
SA bears the consequences of any oil spill
Carbon emissions will potentially negate all climate benefit from SA renewables success
A federal issue, but SA should object strongly!

9. SA Liberals – climate heroes?
Best placed to break partisan climate divide
Can model climate duty-of-care without risk of losing votes
Could initiate a cross-party climate caucus
Able to change the public/media conversation
Can educate the public to break the fossil fuel benefit myths
Common-sense climate benefit at almost no cost
SA could be proud state-level climate pioneers