The State Government has started formulating a broad community-based
strategy to deal with climate change, based on the themes of adaptation,
emission reduction, and innovation—Tackling
Climate Change: South Australia’s Greenhouse Strategy.
In this major initiative, the EPA’s role is to assist the
Department of Trade and Economic Development in promoting contributions
by the industry sector to the state strategy. The activities of
the South Australian Greenhouse Committee—the inter-agency
group representing State Government interests in greenhouse gas
reduction and adaptation strategies--were incorporated into the
work of the inter-agency team co-ordinating the strategy development.
Progress in the development of the strategy and more information
on greenhouse-induced global warming can be seen at www.climatechange.sa.gov.au
The Commonwealth Government released the National Greenhouse
Gas Inventory 2003 in early 2005, followed by state-based inventories
for the year 2002. These provided data for the first phase of
strategy development. Of the 30.9 megatonnes (Mt) of greenhouse
gas emissions attributed to South Australia, transport was responsible
for 19%; stationary energy 45%; and the combination of agriculture
and land-use change and forestry 10%, due to its net sink effect.
The 7% of total SA emissions attributed to industrial processes
did not take into account that sector’s use of fossil fuels;
the sector would have to consider that use in any emission reduction
programs. Total net emissions in 2002 (30.9 Mt) were 3.5% lower
than in 1990 (32.0 Mt).
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