Page 449 - Week 04 - Wednesday, 28 June 1989
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . .
Wednesday, 28 June 1989
_______________________
MR SPEAKER (Mr Prowse) took the chair at 10.30 am and read the prayer.
CONSERVATION, HERITAGE AND ENVIRONMENT -
STANDING COMMITTEE
MR MOORE (10.31): I move:
That -
(1) The Standing Committee on Conservation, Heritage and Environment inquire into and report on an integrated environment policy for the ACT with particular attention to:
(a) the use of emission standards for wood burning stoves integrated with management of plantations of native species;
(b) housing design standards to conserve energy;
(c) the environmental impact of current energy use in the ACT and the environmental impact of alternative proposals for balanced energy use; and
(d) any additional pollution control and land resource issues which may be of relevance to an integrated policy.
(2) The committee present its report on the first sitting day of 1990.
Mr Speaker, environmental issues are often referred to at the moment as "the trendy thing". One of the problems with referring to things as "trendy" is that some people look down their nose at them. The ACT has the opportunity to be a leader in this area. We all have an environment which we can justifiably be proud of. If we are to continue to enjoy an environment that we can live in, that we can bring our children up in, then what we require is an environmental policy that integrates all the facets of our environment and planning and all the parts of our living.
We need a balanced policy that will give us a sustainable future. We must not look at this as involving just Canberra, just the ACT, just Australia. We need to play our role in the world. We are all very much aware of the impact that fossil fuels in particular are having on our atmosphere, which is currently referred to as the greenhouse effect, and we must play our part in ensuring that the portion of the environment for which we are responsible is not contributing to the damage to the environment that is happening worldwide.
Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . .