Government’s Agriculture White Paper -lack of vision on climate change
Labor, Greens slam Agriculture White Paper for lack of strategic vision or climate change consideration ABC Rural By Anna Vidot , 5 July 15 “…the Opposition has criticised the plan, saying it failed to deliver the broad strategic plan that Australian agriculture needs, while the Greens have slammed the absence of climate change considerations in the document……..
Climate change considerations absent from White Paper: Greens The Greens’ agriculture spokeswoman Senator Rachel Siewert said the absence of climate change considerations from the White Paper meant the document was “fundamentally flawed”.
She also flagged concern about the environmental impact of major dam expansions, which she says “doesn’t seem to be factored into the thinking” in the White Paper.
“But more importantly, they haven’t considered the impact of climate change on water supply and dams,” she said.
“Of course we need to be bettered prepared for drought, but drought isn’t the only thing that we address in climate change. Extreme weather events need to be factored in properly, planning for what our agriculture will look like in a drying climate and in a changing climate, but that’s not there,” she said.
“(As for) the significant investment investment that’s needed in R&D, while (the White Paper) put a little bit more in, it’s not enough to address how our agriculture is going to change under climate change.
“Climate change will shape the future of agriculture and it is fundamentally missing in here. The fact that it’s not acknowledged says a lot about where this government’s head is at.” http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-04/labor-greens-critical-of-ag-white-paper/6595078
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