Submissions to inquiries
Submission to inquiry into affordable housing by sustainable population Australia
SPA Sustainable Population Australia Inc (SPA) is a national environmental organisation that was established in 1988 in Canberra and now has six branches nationally. While primarily concerned about population from an environmental point of view, SPA is also concerned about the economic and social implications of population growth, which inevitably includes housing ...
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Energy policy submission
In the second decade of the 21st century energy policy needs to be set in the widest and most comprehensive context, something the Issues Paper fails to do. The Issues Paper is set within a ‘Business as Usual’ (BAU) context assuming that the continuous growth conditions of the past six decades can and should be extended into the indefinite future. It can be shown ...
Submission re the clean energy legislation 2013
The content of this submission is included in the PDF version attached. The conclusions are thus: Conclusions: The Government’s claimed concern about power bills is insincere and dishonest. To demonstrate sincere concern about Australian household cost of living, the Government should conduct an inquiry into the impact of population policy choices on the ...
Submission by sustainable population Australia on the treatment of agriculture in the UNFCCC
Sustainable Population Australia welcomes the opportunity to submit perspectives on the treatment of Agriculture in the international climate change discourse. We recommend that the UNFCCC acknowledge that the demands on agriculture, in any region, nation or globally, are proportional to the population to be supported, and that these demands constrain options for ...
Submission in response to the issues paper to inform development of a national food plan
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), was formed 23 years ago, and was originally known as Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population. We are the only environment group in Australia with a specific population focus. Among our aims and objectives, the following are relevant to the issues paper and motivate our response: To contribute to ...
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Submission in response to the “guide to the proposed basin plan”
The Chairperson Murray-Darling Basin Authority engagement@mdba.gov.au Dear Chair, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) is a nationally-based environment group, and is the only environment group in Australia which campaigns on the need for an ecologically sustainable population. We congratulate the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) for its ...
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SPA submissions on murray darling basin
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) last year released its proposed ‘Basin Plan’ (thebasinplan.mdba.gov.au) to manage water extraction in the Murray-Darling Basin. According to the MDBA: “Management will include enforceable long-term average sustainable persion limits, arrangements for the coordination and management of environmental water, ...
Revised draft zoning plan – submission to the solitary islands marine park (SIMP), Mar 2002
SUSTAINABLE POPULATION AUSTRALIA inc formerly Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population (AESP) PO Box 297 CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608 Ph: 02 6235 5488 (bh) Fax: 02 6235 5499 info@population.org.au population.org.au Patrons: Dr Paul Collins Prof Frank Fenner Prof Tim Flannery Prof Ian Lowe Dr Mary White Manager – Ms Libby ...
Consultation paper for the state sustainability strategy – submission by SPA NSW branch to the WA dept. of the premier
Professor Peter Newman Director, Sustainability Policy Unit Department of the Premier 15th Floor, 197 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6000 Dear Professor Newman Thank you for inviting community input into your Focus on the Future initiative. Your consultation paper is impressive and it deals with a remarkable range of issues. However, there is one issue of ...
Consultation paper for the state sustainability strategy – submission by SPA NSW branch to the WA dept. of the premier, Feb 2002
4 February 2002 Professor Peter Newman Director, Sustainability Policy Unit Department of the Premier 15th Floor, 197 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6000 SUBJECT: Consultation Paper for the State Sustainability Strategy Dear Professor Newman Thank you for inviting community input into your Focus on the Future initiative. Your consultation paper is impressive ...