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Garnaut Empowers the People But Will Government Seize the Moment?

September 30, 2008

Eco Living Centre’s founder, Alistair Duncan, is pleased to see that the final Garnaut Report has finally put into context how we all need to attend to the information about climate change and its impacts as a start to adapt and mitigate its effects on our lives. Government will set up carbon trading schemes but they can incentivise householders and business now to get started. Business stands to gain by reducing its cost structure through more effective use of energy while eliminating waste. The savings go straight to the bottom line. It ought not just to be seen as a cost impost.

Duncan says “there is a lot of misinformation in the market place. Eco Living Centre has informed those responsible in business for making the decisions and paying the water and energy bills. But while these resources are still relatively inexpensive inertia happens.

“In reality the technologies are already available to get us started and we have been slow in Australia to take these up. The US, UK, Europe and China are already using the sun’s resources more effectively. Not only did the Olympic Games deliver great entertainment and medals, China showcased technical innovations such as energy efficient LEDs lighting the Stadium. The opening ceremony was LEDs. Eco Living Centre has been sourcing and supplying innovative products already proven overseas to those enlightened businesses who understand that the causes and the solutions are our responsibility. Even government departments are slow to change.

“This is not about fear but reality. And we can start today by creating less demand on our limited supply of energy and water - limited because of lack of infrastructure. Climate change gives us an opportunity to develop new industries.

“With realignment of the economies, and as an innovative country Australia has the opportunity to nurture solution-technologies, but it is no use reinventing the wheel. Other countries are spending significantly more than us. Resources spend on hope, should be directed to implementing real sustainable outcomes today. Garnaut has empowered the people, let’s hope that governments can do the same”.

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