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Major Climate Change Adaptation Challenge: Queensland, Australia Economic • 5.1% growth in QLD compared to 3.1% in AUS • Agriculture 2.8% GSP • Tourism 4.5% GSP • Mining 8% GSP Social • Population: 4.3 Million • Fastest growing region • 85% of population within 100km of coast Environmental • Over 1000 Ecosystems • 89% freshwater fish • 79% birds • 65% mammals • 210 km Great Barrier Reef • Wet Tropics World Heritage Areas Australia’s Challenge: Dependence on Fossil Fuels • Economics of the Coal Industry – Perception of irreplaceability • Jobs • Contribution to economy • Cultural attachment - mining heritage – Realities • 0.3% of employment • Low contribution to GDP (3%) – foreign owned Australia’s Challenge: Dependence on Fossil Fuels - Coal • Social – Local communities – Perception of well paid, reliable jobs – Associated industries – Perception that transition/change will be difficult • Environmental – Transitional impacts of changing to other energies – Externalities – Marketing ecological values – Environmental Valuation Australia’s Challenge: Dependence on Fossil Fuels - Petroleum • Transport & Infrastructure – 65% of people use a car as their primary method of transport – Enormous distances, reliance on roads – Inadequate public transport – Sprawl & poor land use planning