BASIX cave-in rings environment alarm

Friday, 09 June 2006 02:04

“The end result will be thousands of energy guzzling units; a drain on energy supplies and worse pollution.  While the government talks about a review in two years, it has really put if off into the never-never,” said Jeff Angel, TEC Director.

“The government should have regulated for Energy 40, with a strict transition, so that the lazy developers got the message.  With today’s decision there is no incentive to improve on the current weak 20% target. With more and more high rise on the agenda under the Metro Plan, the decision is very worrying.”

“Environment groups and the community at large are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the Iemma government.  It is so developer friendly that it has become blinkered to broader social and environmental objectives.  It is not a healthy attitude and will come back to bite them at the ballot box,” Mr Angel said.

In the next few months the government will also be making decisions on regional coastal strategies and native vegetation protection in the new Sydney growth areas.