{"id":5421,"date":"2023-11-11T02:11:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2023-11-11T02:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:11:55","slug":"vic-to-counter-greenhouse-05-june-1989-by-2020-the-state-could-be-on-average-two-to-four-degrees-warmer-in-winter-and-summer-in-general-sea-level-rises-in-the-range-of-10-to-30-centimetres-by-2030-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realclimaterecords.com.au\/?p=5421","title":{"rendered":"Vic to counter greenhouse 05 June 1989. By 2020 the state could be on average two to four degrees warmer in winter and summer. In general, sea-level rises in the range of 10 to 30 centimetres by 2030. A 20 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2005 was proposed as a global goal."},"content":{"rendered":"

Vic to counter greenhouse (1989, June 5).\u00a0The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 – 1995)<\/i>, p. 2. Retrieved November 11, 2023, from\u00a0https:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/newspaper\/article\/122267775?searchTerm=global%20warming#<\/a><\/p>\n

MELBOURNE: The Victorian Government announced a major package of measures yesterday to counteract the greenhouse effect.<\/p>\n

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The announcement follows 12 months\u2019 planning by leading government departments into<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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measures to combat the greenhouse effect and its impact on the ozone layer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The package was issued by the Premier, John Cain, on the eve of World Environment Day.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Key features, of the plan included major new tree-planting programs, new programs to con-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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serve energy and increase motor vehicle fuel efficiency and investigations into alternative energy sources.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mr Cain said Victoria had an opportunity to show the way to the rest of Australia and many<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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parts of the world in effectively tackling the greenhouse effect.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAustralia and other highly developed countries have a responsibility to show leadership in<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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tackling the greenhouse effect,\u201d Mr Cain said, The greenhouse effect is the gradual\u00a0global<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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warming<\/span>\u00a0caused by the increasing concentration of certain gases in the atmosphere.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Moves were already under way for the development of an international agreement guarantee-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ing the protection of the atmosphere, but this would take some years to accomplish, he said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In the meantime, there is a significant role to be played by governments and communities such<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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as ours. Government can give the lead and take steps in regard to public services and projects.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The government\u2019s draft strategy, The Greenhouse Challenge \u2014 the Victorian Government\u2019s<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Response, said that by 2020 the state could be on average two to four degrees warmer in winter and summer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In general, sea-level rises in the range of 10 to 30 centimetres by 2030 and 20 to 70 centimetres<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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were expected by 2080.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The draft strategy covered five main areas:<\/div>\n
Research to provide more detailed and reliable information about the greenhouse effect and<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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its impacts on Victoria.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Limitation of greenhouse gas emissions, particularly by reducing dependence on fossil fuels<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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such as brown coal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Public information and education to increase community awareness and change people\u2019s be-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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haviour.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Long-term planning to cope with future climatic change.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Development of a coordinated national approach.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe most complex problem relates to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, the main green-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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house gas,\u201d<\/div>\n
Mr Cain said. \u201cThis state\u2019s reliance on electricity produced from brown coal is well known, and it is the source of about half our total carbon dioxide emissions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cAt an international conference in Toronto, Canada, last year, a 20 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2005 was proposed as a\u00a0global<\/span>\u00a0goal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Victorian Government will aim for this objective as an interim target for planning pur-<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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poses, subject to review in 1991.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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