Most everything in
Australian politics is considered in terms of economics.
The fiscal world is alive with strategic thinking, but in
reality that same thinking and effort should be made when considering the environment
for it is the foundation of everything economic.
Australia21 has just released the report - “Considering the environment in national strategic thinking” - prepared for the Department of
Agriculture on behalf of Australia21 by Steven Cork, drawing on notes from
Michele Barson, Nicky Grigg, Clare Kerr, and Adrienne Ryan.
It says: “Australia faces many ‘wicked problems’ (complex
problems that are hard to define and analyse, are interpreted differently by
different parts of society, and often lead to conflicting views on solutions).
“Many have major environmental components. Examples include:
population; water management; support for Indigenous Australians; immigration;
food security; national security; environmental management and conservation,”
it says.
Environmental and social issues will need to become top of
mind if Australia is to play its part in both understanding and mitigating
climate change.
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