PCE releases annual report

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has published his annual report for the year ended 30 June 2024.

In his overview he says “It is not hard to dig out evidence for the contention that our environmental management system has failed to hold the line. Gross emissions from greenhouse gases have climbed 14% since 1990, wetlands are decreasing across the country, many waterways have excessive levels of pollution and many of our native species remain at risk of extinction.”