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Advisers' Reports

Environment, Annual Report 2018

By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser A range of environmental issues was researched and reported on during the year. Major issues included the impact of marine debris, micro and nano-plastics

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NCWQ Environment Report June 2018

By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Plastic Waste –Problem:  In 2015 global plastic production reached 322 million tonnes (Mt), a dramatic increase compared to the 279 Mt produced in 2011.

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NCWQ Environment Report: February 2018

By Pat Pepper, NCWQ Environment Adviser (photo credit: https://news.sky.com/story/british-islands-beaches-littered-with-37-million-pieces-of-plastic-10879336) UPDATE ON CARMICHAEL COAL MINE IN THE GALILEE BASIN: The Productivity Commission raised the possibility that Adani’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

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NCWQ Environment Report: November 2017

By Pat Pepper, NCWQ Environment Adviser UPDATE ON MICRO AND NANOPLASTICS: Scientific studies found organisms such as mussels, lugworms, lobsters and fish have ingested microplastics and in some cases absorbed

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Environment Report, September 2017

By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environmental Adviser A range of environmental issues were researched and reported on during the year. Threats to Great Barrier Reef and global warming remain major issues.

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NCWQ Environment Report, April 2017

By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Climate Change: The debate on climate change has continued but unfortunately appears to have become more ideological than scientific, perhaps fuelled by

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Environment Report 2016

By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser A range of environmental issues were researched and reported on during the year. The threats to Great Barrier Reef and global warming remain major

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