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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 4
Addressing
Climate Change
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- More
efficient
use of water
and the
capture and
re-use of it
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- Educate
union
members to
be more
conscious of
their
environment
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Use and
capture
storm water
and reuse
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- Help
elderly
poverty
situation -
cool / hot
places for
elderly
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Provide
energy
efficiency
and
resources to
houses
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Statewide
storm water
aquifer
collection
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- Improve
public
transport
and
infrastructure
and make
public
transport
free
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- Improve
building
standards
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- Make
Adelaide
self reliant
for water
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- Pressure
government
to extend
storm water
catchment
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- Stop the
desalination
plant
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- Public
ownership
and control
of
infrastructure
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- Storm
water
management
across city
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- Lobby
government
and local
representatives
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Renewable
energy
strategy for
SA
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- Make SA
the nation's
leader on
climate
change
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- Develop
union plan
on climate
change
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- Showcase
proven
examples of
effective
climate
change
strategies
and actions
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- Invest
in local
environmental
projects
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Call on
government
to stop any
additional
expansion of
Roxby Downs
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- Support
SA Unions to
approach
affiliates
to seek
installation
of solar
panels
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- Lobby SA
Government
to install
solar panels
and
rainwater
tanks in all
Housing
Trust, low
income and
pensioners
homes
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- Lobby SA
Government
to provide
more
accessible
and
sustainable
public
transport
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- Lobby SA
Government
to introduce
in the
residential
business
code all new
houses and
buildings to
have open /
close
windows
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Encourage SA
Unions to
work with
community /
conservation
groups on
campaigns
addressing
climate
change
issues
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