Rising Tide Australia

The NSW Government is currently making plans to increase electricity supply in the state, due to growing demand. Although are there are sustainable ways to solve the problem, the government has indicated that the outcome will instead be new coal-fired power stations. Due to our dependency on coal, electricity generation in Australia already accounts for about half our greenhouse pollution emissions, and is therefore our major contribution to global climate change. In NSW, approximately 90% ofelectricity is produced from the combustion of coal. If the world is to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change on human and ecological systems, global greenhouse emissions must be radically reduced. This cannot occur without a decisive shift away from wasteful energy consumption and fossil fuels like coal. The solution to climate change lies in increased energy efficiency, demand reduction, and large-scale uptake of renewable energy. The NSW Government needs to know that the public will not accept any new coal power plants. Please write a letter to Premier Iemma (Premier Morris Iemma, Level 40, GMT1 Farrer Place, Sydney, 2000) demanding meaningful action on climate change and greenhouse pollution reduction. You might also like to send a copy to your state member of parliament.