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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

The Australian government has been seen to have failed to control air pollution with the Department of Environment and Heritage having released their National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) toward the end of March, reporting the existence of 93 key toxins — that can cause premature death and heart and lung conditions — from over 4000 enterprises.

“The latest NPI data reveal the total failure of Australian governments to control air pollution and highlight the need for much stronger pollution controls and regulation,” says researcher James Whelan of Environmental Justice Australia, confirming that the annual health damage from air pollution within Australia totalled between $11 and $24.3 billion.

There are a number of contributing factors damaging the quality of Australia’s air and the Australian government has been urged to commit to far more stringent air quality standards. Originating from mines, power plants and export facilities, coal related pollutants have reportedly tripled in the past decade with NSW Labor environment spokeswomen, Penny Sharpe, describing is as “an issue of life or death”.

“NSW has signed up to lower air quality standards than recommended by the World Health Organisation,” said Ms Sharp, condemning proposals for a giant waste incinerator in Eastern Creek.

“They will be potentially sending their kids to schools that are next door to a toxic incinerator, the world’s largest, something that is going to be pumping out burning household garbage,” says Labor’s Prue Carr, of fears expressed by local residents.

With the coal industry already the biggest contributor and dominant source of particle pollution within Australia, environmental groups voice concerns following the announcement that the Adani coal mine — set to be Australia’s biggest — has been granted it’s water license for a period of 60 years.

The Baywater coal-fired power station has been reported to have had a 770 per cent increase in toxic particle pollution over the last five years, and in just one year, emissions from the Tarong Power Station have increased by 237 per cent. NPI data revealed that Victoria’s Hazelwood brown coal-fired power station had emitted one of the largest totals of toxins, with it closing down possibly cutting emissions by 16 million tonnes.

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