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GDP ignores costs of environmental damage & resource depletion ‘defensive expenditures’ such as pollution clean-up costs increase value of GDP Build social wellbeing & ecological health measures into ‘progress’ mix 5
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GDP wrong metric, focus on wrong things Measure for both today and future Need metrics for social wellbeing + healthy ecosystems + long term economics, eg: UN Human Development Index Happy Planet Index (New Economics Foundation) Genuine Progress Indicator (US think tank) 6
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Business focused on short term profits Share market demands it Short termism creates volatility & possibly dodgy investment strategies Short termism discourages investment in technologies/practices with long term enviro benefits. 7
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Proposed law granting Nature equal rights to humans Proposal influenced by indigenous Andean spiritual view which places the environment at centre of all life. Humans considered equal to other entities. The law includes: the right to continue vital cycles & processes free from human alteration; the right to pure water & clean air; the right not to be polluted; the right to not be affected by mega-infrastructure & development projects. Little opposition is expected to passing the law. 8
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Food & Fibre Export 60% of total agric production 40% of the value of Aust agric production occurs within MDB global food demand increase 2.5 x by 2050 World pop of 9 bil by 2050 (now 6.5 bil) 90% of prodn growth from increasing yields & cropping intensity 50% of our food & fibre exports are to Asia (3.8 bil) 9
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Minerals & Energy 70% of NSW is under mineral & petroleum title & application Mining in NSW to grow by 67% over the next decade Global 2050: 2x energy demand; no GHG 75% of electricity is generated using coal & gas sources 10
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Emits ~ 40% less GHG than coal when used for power generation Saline production water Risk of aquifer impacts Chemicals in fracking process Surface infrastructure spread 12
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Qld: 3,000 wells + 4,000km pipeline; 30,000 more planned Narrabri: 550 wells planned Camden: 78 wells operating + expansion Gloucester: 110 wells approved -330 wells Hunter Valley: exploration phase (Broke + UH Casino: 60 exploration wells Wollongong: 15 wells St Peters 14
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Independent studies: stakeholders involved Cumulative impact assessment Embrace precautionary principle Replace EPA Act: need TBL approach & legislated rights of landholders/farmers Economic sustainability – price enviro costs & benefits 15
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Determine capacity of the natural systems Maintain long term sustainable resources: a)Water resources/aquatic ecosystems b)Agric land (food & fibre) c)Biodiversity – veg management THEN - regional land use planning + ESD principles Identify industrial “go/no go” areas based on resource value & risk 16
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Proponent has economic, technical & political clout Rural/regional communities disadvantaged on these counts Hence Govt must intervene to help balance the ledger Community engagement before devel concept locked in Enviro/social consequences too risky to rely on proponent being a good corporate citizen 17
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A measure of socio-political sentiment towards a project, company or industry Co-ownership: high trust & active support Approval: support Acceptance: listen & consider; wait & see Withheld/withdrawn: opposition 18
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Effective 21 May 60 day freeze on issuing new exploration licences for coal & CSG New exploration licence applic: public comment first New Extraction DAs: require agricultural impact assessment. (until Strategic Regional Land Use Plans prepared & prime ag land protected) Aquifer Interference Regs: public comment 20
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Post 21 July Strategic Regional Land Use Plans: identify “best places” for various uses Start by May 2012 on 4 regions Coal & Gas Policy to replace Coal & Gas Strategy; to interact with the regional plans 21
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Need enviro Depts to strongly pursue their legislative responsibilities Make a stand where environ risks unacceptable General public is relying on them to be the guardians & not be compromised 22
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Have a vision for our place as a species on the planet Have courage & determination to swim against the tide Challenge the status quo Facilitate change; strive to bring others with you 23
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Warwick Giblin OzEnvironmental Pty Limited ‘Delivering true progress’ wgiblin@bigpond.net.au Ph 0419 271 819 24
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