Why did the South Australian government first decide to take action to address climate change?
South Australia (SA) is the driest state on the driest continent on the planet. With the exception of some island states, we are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. So it’s pretty difficult for us to have moral suasion with other states and nations act if we’re not prepared to lead. When I was re-elected in 2006, as well as being Premier, I appointed myself as Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change – the first in Australia and maybe even internationally. So as a state of 1.6 million people (8 per cent of Australia’s population) – but covering an area of land nine times the size of England – we have an opportunity to demonstrate leadership that has an impact on others. To what extent has action to reduce emissions in SA been spurred on by the climate change impacts the state has been experiencing in recent years? Climate change is being felt right now in Southern Australia, particularly in the Murray Darling Basin. We’re in a perilous situation, with what the Murr
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