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Population: It’s the environment, stupid
My latest opinion piece was today published by The Australian Independent Media Network (AIMN) and focuses on the environment:
“The costs of growth – most worryingly on our environment – have our scientists warning us loud and clear. But is any politician listening?
“The latest federal government State of the Environment report, released last year, stated that Australia’s natural environment is being placed under acute strain from rapid population growth, and that it’s amongst the main drivers of environmental problems such as land-use change, habitat destruction, invasive species, and climate change.
“There are few better policy solutions to help protect Australia’s environment than abandoning plans for a ‘big Australia’. We’re not just headed for 40 million by 2050. It’s 80 million by 2100, and so on.”
Read here
William Bourke, Sustainable Australia, via The AIM Network