NSW
Submission re guideline for the new Koala SEPP 2019
Submission regarding the guideline for the new Koala SEPP 2019
A SEPP which aims to protect a species, an ecological community or the natural environment is useless unless it:
prohibits activities known to have negative consequence for the protection of the target makes mandatory, rather than desirable, actions or practices which could assist protection of the target is relevant to …
Submission to Inquiry into NSW Energy Supply and its Sustainability
AFCA’s submission addresses Terms of Reference Numbers 2, 4 and 5 and focuses on the impact of Federal and NSW state legislation that deems energy from burning wood, and in particular wood biomass from native forests, a carbon neutral ‘renewable’. We provide an overview of the impact and implications of legislation currently enabling subsidisation of native forest bioenergy and fuels.
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What are Hazard Reduction Burns, Are We Doing Enough Of Them And Could They Have Stopped Australia’s Catastrophic Bushfires?
10 January 2020 – Fire Chiefs And Premiers – ABC News
“As Australia’s eastern states endure the most widespread and intense bushfires we’ve ever seen, experts, politicians and social media pundits are again debating whether the country needs more hazard …
Greg Mullins Former NSW Fire Commissioner Talks Tough On Bushfire Response
3 January 2020 – ABC Podcast
Greg Mullins Former NSW Fire Commissioner Talks Tough On Bushfire Response
Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner, Greg Mullins, has long been campaigning to get more resources for firefighters and has strong views on what governmental responses to the current bushfire crisis should be.
As communities across Australia continue to battle …
Why Burning Trees To Make Electricity May Not Be A Good Choice For The Environment
This article outlines the NSW industry proposal to harvest native forest ‘residues’ for use in wood-fired power plants in northern NSW.
“While the Federal Government is under pressure to reduce carbon emissions to tackle climate change, NSW industry groups have been invited to further consider burning forest timber for electricity, also known as biomass.
Biomass has …
Boral Diesel Powered By Native Forest Destruction
Boral Diesel Bitumen Plant Dependent On Ongoing Native Forest Destruction
31 August 2018 – AFCA MEDIA RELEASE BORAL DIESEL POWERED BY NATIVE FOREST DESTRUCTION
The Australian Forests and Climate Alliance (AFCA) condemns taxpayer funds being handed to BORAL by outgoing energy Minister Josh Frydenberg for a feasibility study into a diesel/ bitumen plant based on native forest biomass ‘residue’.
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A Burning Issue – Forest Fires Make More Fires
A Burning Issue – Forest Fires Make More Fires
7 August 2018 – Ecological Society of Australia
The most comprehensive analysis ever performed of fires in the Australian Alps has revealed that fire has made the forests more likely to burn. Frequent fire increases the risk of fire and of ecosystem collapse in mountain forests, which are highly vulnerable …