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Legislating emissions targets would be a step forward for NSW
November 06, 2021
The Nature Conservation Council urges the NSW Government to support the ALP’s proposal make emissions targets legally binding by enshrining them in law. [1] The NSW Government has committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and halve them by 2030. “We have applauded...
Read MoreRylstone should have been spared the trauma of the NSW Government’s coal obsession
November 03, 2021
Nature Conservation Council Chief Executive, Chris Gambian said: “It is great news that the threat of coal mining, which has hung for almost a year over the heads of the Rylstone community, has now been lifted. “They should never have been subjected to...
Read MoreLand clearing in NSW must end for Australia to meet its new COP26 deforestation pledge
November 03, 2021
The Nature Conservation Council calls on the NSW Government to urgently develop strategies to halt and reverse deforestation in NSW in line with the international agreement signed by Australia yesterday at the COP26 climate conference. [1] Australia was one of more than 100 countries...
Read MoreWant to save Sydney’s koalas, Minister? Here’s our top tips
October 27, 2021
Environment Minister Matt Kean doesn’t have to wait for the Chief Scientist’s advice before acting to save the state’s only chlamydia-free koala colony. Environment Minister Matt Kean told a Budget Estimates hearing yesterday he was awaiting advice from the Chief Scientist before deciding how to save the koalas of southwest...
Read MoreCorruption inquiries, internal reviews underscore fundamental flaws in NSW biodiversity offsetting regime
October 27, 2021
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes Environment Minister Matt Kean’s frank admission during a Budget Estimates hearing yesterday that the state’s biodiversity offsetting scheme needs “root-and-branch reform”. “We totally agree with the Minister on the need to overhaul this deeply flawed system,” Nature Conservation Council Chief Executive Chris Gambian said. “These reviews must be fully transparent and recommendations subject to public review if the government truly wants to restore public...
Read MoreFar West parks additions provide much-needed protections for arid zone ecosystems
October 26, 2021
The conservation movement welcomes the addition of 167,000 hectares of arid-zone ecosystems to the state’s national parks estate. [1] Environment Minister Matt Kean announced today the government had bought two properties in the state’s Far West: Avenel/Mt Westwood Station (121,390ha) near Broken Hill and Koonaburra Station...
Read MorePublic get a chance to have their say on Vales Point’s emissions of asthma-causing pollution
October 26, 2021
The Nature Conservation Council is encouraging everyone concerned about the respiratory health of Central Coast children to make a submission to the review of Vales Point coal-fired power station’s exemption to the NSW Clean Air laws. Vales Point’s special exemption lets it emit toxic NO2 gas at twice the rate set out in the NSW clean air laws, which is due to expire. Last December, the company applied...
Read MoreFast-tracking water engineering projects a grave danger for the environment
October 22, 2021
The Nature Conservation Council has expressed grave concerns over the fast-tracking of water engineering projects in the Southern Murray Darling Basin, warning that more interventions in the system will result in less water for the environment overall and authorities picking winners and losers. “The poor track record...
Read MoreNSW Government must suspend prosecutions of Aboriginal cultural fishers
October 20, 2021
The NSW government has been condemned for its targeting of Aboriginal fishers following revelations that its unjust actions, which have led to massive over-representation of First Peoples in criminal penalties, coincides with giving an increased take to commercial operators. A coalition of concerned leaders...
Read MoreCentral West pumped hydro infrastructure will supply as much power as Mt Piper power station
October 20, 2021
There's now more than enough dispatchable clean-energy projects in the Central West to replace the aging Mount Piper coal-fired power station at Lithgow. “Clean energy investment in the Central West is really on a roll,” Nature Conservation Council Campaigns Director Dr Brad Smith. “Four pumped...
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