Summary of SEQ Environment Performance of Major Parties
Both major parties have failed to come to grips with the size and urgency of environmental problems in South East Qld. The environment is still lower on cabinet priorities than it should be . Both parties have failed to have fully transparent legislative & policy making processes.
The Coalition is still in denial about major environmental issues of water quality, salinity and tree clearing. It has no obvious position of pollution prevention, waste or other urban issues. It policies on water allocation and vegetation protection are regressive and unhelpful. It has attempted belatedly to upgrade some policies and National parks and fauna. Transport planning remains opaque and anti environment.
The Labor Government has attempted to address water quality, water allocation, vegetation and state forestry issues but not been wholly successful. Regional planing processes continue to make slow progress towards integrated environmental planning. Transport planning remains opaque and anti environment. Some effort has been made to involve the community and indigenous sectors in water quality and nature conservation planning. The government failed to establish a whole of EPA advisory Committee and has pressed ahead with the development of legislation and policy without adequate public involvement. The sustainable industries program appears to having some success in energy efficiency and pollution prevention. While the government has produced a Waste EPP, Waste strategies and tracking systems are rudimentary.
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ALP |
Coalition |
Total Possible |
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Overall Environment Performance |
382 |
224 |
870 |
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43.91% |
25.75% |
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SE QLD Environmental Performance Report 1999-2001 |
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Produced By Brisbane Region Environment Council An Assessment by BREC Staff of the Policies and performance of the major parties on environmental issues. |
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ALP |
Coalition |
MaxScore |
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Transport |
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Demand Reduction |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Public Transport |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Corridor Planning and EIS |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Environmental management |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
22 |
14 |
60 |
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Energy |
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Energy Efficiency |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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Demand Reduction |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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Renewable Energy |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Pollution Prevention |
4 |
3 |
10 |
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Corridor Planning and management (powerlines) |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
21 |
12 |
50 |
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National Parks |
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Planning/legislation |
6 |
4 |
10 |
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Management |
4 |
3 |
10 |
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Acquisition |
6 |
2 |
10 |
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Staffing |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Public Involvement |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
26 |
16 |
60 |
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Wildlife |
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Planning |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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Surveys |
4 |
5 |
10 |
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Recovery |
6 |
4 |
10 |
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Research |
4 |
3 |
10 |
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Enforcement |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvment |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
27 |
22 |
70 |
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ALP |
Coalition |
MaxScore |
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Forestry |
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Data/Research |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Planning/Legislation |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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Enforcement |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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RFA |
7 |
3 |
10 |
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Public Involvement |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
28 |
14 |
60 |
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Vegetation |
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Planning/legislation |
7 |
2 |
10 |
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Mapping/SLATS |
7 |
5 |
10 |
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Protection of Ecological processes |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Rehabilitation |
6 |
5 |
10 |
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Enforcement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvement |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
3 |
1 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
36 |
20 |
70 |
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Water |
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Quality |
7 |
4 |
10 |
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Allocation |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Groundwater |
4 |
3 |
10 |
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Enforcement |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Catchment repair |
6 |
4 |
10 |
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Catchment planning |
6 |
6 |
10 |
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Water Cycle management (eco hydrology) |
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& other Ecological processes |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvement |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
48 |
29 |
90 |
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Land Degradation |
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Mapping/Research |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Planning |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Rehabilitation |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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Enforcement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvment |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
26 |
18 |
60 |
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Planning/ Legislation |
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State Plans and Policies |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Regional Planning |
6 |
2 |
10 |
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EIS |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvment |
4 |
3 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
23 |
12 |
50 |
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ALP |
Coalition |
MaxScore |
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Financial Measures |
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Policy / legislation |
4 |
3 |
10 |
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Env Impact of NCP |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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Support for Incentives |
4 |
3 |
10 |
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Env Assessment of Asset Sales |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Env Assessment of GOBCs |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvement |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
22 |
16 |
70 |
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Dangerous Goods Toxics |
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Data/Research |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Planning/Legislation |
6 |
2 |
10 |
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Remediation |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Enforcement |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvment |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
28 |
14 |
60 |
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Pollution Prevention |
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Planning/Legislation |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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Pollution reduction |
7 |
2 |
10 |
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Retrofits/ remediation |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Enforcement |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvment |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
29 |
13 |
60 |
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Climate Change/Greenhouse |
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Data/Research |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Policy / Leglisation |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Greenhouse reduction |
4 |
2 |
10 |
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Structural Adjustment |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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Public Involvement |
3 |
2 |
10 |
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Indigenous Involvement |
2 |
2 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
19 |
12 |
60 |
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Air Quality |
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Planning /Legislation |
6 |
2 |
10 |
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Enforcement |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Research.Monitoring |
5 |
2 |
10 |
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Strategies/Action Plans |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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Public Involvement |
5 |
3 |
10 |
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OVERALL |
27 |
12 |
50 |
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Public Involvement Overall |
51 |
35 |
130 |
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Overall Environment Performance |
382 |
224 |
870 |
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43.91% |
25.75% |