BellingenNSWSocio-environmental conflicts of neo-extractivism and environmental regulation in Australia
"We've got a total capitulation and cave-in to the mining industry who want to keep polluting, and the logging industry who want to keep logging, It's a total betrayal, and it really shows a total lack of conviction from this government on doing the right thing by nature and keeping their promise to the community."
"The Greens have laid out two key demands for their support — changes to native logging rules, and a climate test added to environmental approvals.Our current environment laws allow native forest logging and climate damaging projects without any assessment. Those loopholes need to be closed."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-09/federal-government-environment-protection-agency-negotiations/104325642
Svampa, M. (2019). Neo-Extractivism in Latin America: Socio-Environmental Conflicts, the Territorial Turn, and New Political Narratives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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The federal government's environment 'tough cop on the beat' might not be arriving anytime soon
The federal government's plans to establish an environmental protection agency have hit a political impasse, calling into question whether the election commitment can be met before the end of this term of parliament.