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SA Unions
Climate Change
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Climate
Conference
24 September
2009
9am to 4pm
Wayville Show
Grounds
Goodwood Road,
Wayville
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On the edge of a
desert, at the
end of a river
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As part of the
agenda for the
Climate Change
Conference
participants
were asked to
provide steps to
addressing
climate change:
Step 5
Addressing
Climate Change
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- Put
pressure on
Government
re
Copenhagen -
require
agreement
for 30%
reduction in
carbon
emissions
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- Members
and
officials to
call
politicians
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- Get
involved in
ACTU
strategies
to influence
politicians
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Legislate
for local
and work
sustainable
committees
(management
and unions),
similar to
OHS&W
process
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- Ensure
seamless
transition
from dirty
jobs to
clean jobs
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- Smash
capitalism -
the drive to
accumulate
capital is
unsustainable
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- Lobby
Liberal MP's
on CPRS
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- Maintain
political
pressure
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- Continue
with grass
roots
campaigning
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- Educate!
Educate!
Educate!
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- Take
responsibility!
for future
generations
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- ACTU to
place on
their agenda
to put a
profit cap
on financial
banking
corporations
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- Lobby
federal
government
to test all
nano-technology
for noise
and EMR
before
accreditation
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- Stop all
clearfall
logging in
Australia
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- Support
public
understanding
and
education
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Introduce
legislation
for
compulsory
workplace
energy
audits
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- More
means tested
incentives
for solar
energy and
cars
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- Reduce
overseas
travel by
politicians
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Introduce
congestion
taxes for
cars
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- Set up
one central
body to
tackle
climate
change with
a
representative
from each
state and
territory to
look at long
term
strategies
and actions
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- Lobby
for
increased
funding to
states for
storm water
catchment
and reuse
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