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Hyperledger | Blockchain SIG | Blockchain TED Videos | IBM Blockchain for Diamond Ind | RUBAC Video | RUBAC Projects | Disclaimer | Copyright Home | Review Minutes | A: Our Inner West 2036 | B: Community Strategic Plan | C: Vision Statement | D: 5 Strategic Directions | E: Key Community Challenges INNER WEST COUNCIL "PETERSHAM PARK 10-YEAR PLAN Mar 2020-2030" PPWC Jul 2020 Newsletter - Councillor - 2007-2009 Attempt to implement Carbon Credits system via Councils Tue 04 Aug 2020 IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Recipient: 61C2xxxx REF: pPPNH4l1 Y/R: Parks 10-yr Plans 2020-2030 Hi Local Park Residents - this newsletter can be reviewed On-line here CLR "2008-2009 ATTEMPT TO IMPLEMENT CARBON CREDITS SYSTEM VIA COUNCILS" 07/20/2020 5:48 PM - (NB again this date does not comply with the ISO-8601 date standard [yyyy/mm/dd] adopted by Australia in 2007) A Update on Manchester Free Trade Hall vote against slavery 31 Dec 1862 B Cloud over Btexit Vote 23 Jun 2016 C 2007-2009 Arrempts by Australian Councils to implement Carbon Credit systems A UPDATE ON MANCHESTER FREE TRADE HALL VOTE AGAINST SLAVERY 31 DEC 1862 >I am also astonished at the peculiar idea Manchester mill owners were paying the Yankees >to blockade the Confederacy. > >The North wasn't short of money and needed no help from Manchester mill owners, who >were actually trying to get cotton as their mills stood idle and people starved. > >Hence the Guardian (then the Manchester Guardian) opposing the blockade and by >extension supporting trade between the south and themselves. > >Your sources would be appreciated. Councillor - thank you for your response which highlights the apparent dichotomy in the 1862 Manchester Guardian article on Lancashire Mill Workers support for Lincoln's stand against Slavery There are a number of sources including the Manchester Guardian article about how in 1862 "Lancashire Mill Workers voted to support Lincoln by refusing to touch cotton picked by US slaves" That article says nothing about the funds (if any) raised by Mill workers, only "With the cotton industry on its knees, Lincoln acknowledged the self-sacrifice of the 'working men of Manchester' in a letter he sent them in 1863. Lincoln's words - later inscribed on the pedestal of his statue that can still be found in Lincoln Square, Manchester - praised the workers for their selfless act of "sublime Christian heroism, which has not been surpassed in any age or in any country." The issue re the blockade and comparison of the Union and Confederate navies can be reviewed at Rickard, J (1 May 2006),"American Civil War: The Blockade and the War at Sea" although it does not discuss who provided the ships for the blockade of the southern cotton ports or where they were built However, it is a totally different aspect when considering how, after the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, the British Government borrowed BPS 20 Million to compensate Slave- owners for their loss of slaves which required 180 years for British Tax-payers to pay-off in 2015 - almost like insurance to the members of the "Lloyds of London 99 syndicates" Those Mill Workers may not have known about the compensation paid to UK Slave owners ref "Friends in High Places: Who runs Britain ?" by Jeremy PAXMAN p281" {Att A} What may be even more amazing is that, in 1862, sufficient Lancashire Mill Workers, in the days before universal public education and learning to read and write, social security and unemployment benefit, newspapers, the telephone, radio, and television, attended the Free Trade Hall and voted to support Abraham Lincoln's stance against slavery - could it have been an early "branch stacking" example ? It was not until the UK Education Act 1870 that was based on "The views expressed by industrialists that mass education was vital to the nation's ability to maintain its lead in manufacture carried considerable weight in Parliament " and "in 1880 a further Education Act finally made school attendance compulsory for every child from the age 5-10" to attend a local school to learn to read (instructions ?) and write (sign for wages ?) Other references that may be of interest can be reviewed here B CLOUD OVER (BREXIT) VOTE However, of more interest, may be the recent press article on 22 Jul 2020 re "Cloud over (Brexit) Vote" that quoted a Parliamentary report which stated that the UK Government should investigate possible interference into the 23 Jun 2016 Brexit Referendum Vote {Att B} There is a school of thought that the reason why many in the UK wanted to leave the European Union is because the British Pound Sterling [BPS] currency would be replaced by the Euro at some stage in the near future as a condition of the 1992 Maastricht treaty signed by the UK The benefits of the euro The euro was created because a single currency offers many advantages and benefits over the previous situation where each Member State had its own currency. Not only are fluctuation risks and exchange costs eliminated and the single market strengthened, but the euro also means closer co-operation among Member States for a stable currency and economy to the benefit of us all. It is also thought a common currency (the Euro) had been proposed and readily adopted by the European Union Member countries because of the damage wreaked on those economies by currency speculators over the past 100 years particularly during the WW1 & WW2 periods C 2007-2009 ATTEMPT BY AUS COUNCILS TO IMPLEMENT CARBON CREDITS Please find attached letters in Mar 2009 to the General Manager of Mosman Council re the Mosman Council's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan [GGRP] and the costs to rate- payers including 253,396 Tonnes Community Greenhouse Gases (CO2e) in 2007 a 2009-03-09 Mosman Council Greenhouse Gas reduction plan b 2009-03-23 Mosman Council 2007 253.000 tonnes Greenhouse Gas Emissions c 2009 Mosman Councl Green Power 47% increase charges & 253K tonnes CGG On 05 May 2012 The Week-end Australian printed an article "Green schemes face the axe as Brisbane council caught by carbon tax" This article states: "AUSTRALIA'S largest local council has warned it will have to slug ratepayers and reconsider its green programs because of the carbon tax. Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk slammed as "ludicrous" the confirmation yesterday that the city's ratepayers would have to fund the carbon tax, which was expected to cost the council $65 million over four years - with the cost passed on to ratepayers when the budget was handed down in five weeks". At that time Carbon Credit offsets could only be purchased from London via Switzerland - this may still be the case although it is very difficult to discover who actually issues and authenticates Carbon Credit certificates - which is why IBM may be developing and promoting "Blockchain" and "Hyperledger" 10-years later it appears that the Councils' modus operandi has changed to embed the value and volume of Carbon Credits offsets in "Climate & Renewables" strategies PPWC is endeavouring to assist the Community to understand these new Strategies and work with their local Council to improve local waste management and Climate Change issues without, if possible, purchasing Carbon Credit Offset certificates from overseas organisations via Australian Finance Brokers Tk you for your email in the meantime how is the "HullCoin" cryptocurrency progressing ? Regards Clare GARDINER Researcher PETERSHAM PARK WASTE COLLECTIVE [PPWC] B: PO Box 117 Petersham 2049 E: PPWC.rs1@gmail.com M: {61}(4)4827-8153 W: www.oic.org/SAN/612131 PPWC Jul 2020 Newsletter - Councillor - tk u 4 email - Rate-payer and Tax-payer Public Interest concerns COUNCILLOR - TAX-PAYER & RATE-PAYER PUBLIC INTEREST CONCERNS >Thu 7/2/2020 11:06 AM - (NB this date does not comply with the ISO-8601 date standard >[yyyy/mm/dd] adopted by Australia in 2007) > > >Dear Clare, > >Thanks for your detailed email.I'll concede investment issues are not my strong point, but >very much support the thrust of your concerns, that Council play an active part in reducing emissions >and transitioning to renewable energy as quickly as possible. > >Council does have a strategy on this, but I'll share your information with the CEO with view to making >sure Council is the best it can be. > >Best wishes, Dear Councillor - thank you for your response which highlights one of many Public Concerns about unpaid volunteer Councillors understanding Council issues including Carbon Credits, Greenhouse Gases, Waste Management and Sustainability Strategies Your email refers to "investment issues" for Carbon Credits and our committees concern that Councillors may be being informed by Council or believe that "purchasing Carbon Credits is a worthwhile part of Councils Investment strategy" Few Councillors have appropriate accounting or financial backgrounds to understand how Carbon Credits are purchased or the calculations that determine what Rate-payers should pay per annum both for the Councils Greenhouse Gases (in this case 22,000 tonnes per annum) or their own household fee liabilities (6 Tonnes for waste per annum and 41 Tonnes per annum for "Unsustainable Consumption" A summary of previous incidents indicates that many laws were not in the Public Interest but in the Interest of powerful self-interest groups eg 2007 Councils & Collateralised Debt Obligations [CDOs] Extract from The Weekend Australian Financial Review [AFR] 04 Aug 2007 THE RISK-RETURN TRADE-OFF TURNS UGLY "Council investment portfolios are a lucrative source to purveyors of sometimes risky debt" writes Jonathan BARRETT "At Grange Securities employees talk about the "three Cs" - councils, churches and charities - the main buyers of its credit products known as collateralised Debt Obligations [CDOs] Councils have investment portfolios running into the hundred of millions of dollars creating a lucrative client base for firms such as Grange to tap into" It is worthwhile reviewing historical examples including: A 1215 Beneficiaries of "The Magna Carta" at Runnymead B 1833 The UK Slavery Abolition Act - 600 years after "Magna Carta" C 2019 Councils declaring "A Climate Emergency" A 1215 BENEFICIARIES OF "THE MAGNA CARTA" AT RUNNYMEAD The first English king to learn English as their first language was Henry IV (king from 1399-1413), 333 years after the 1066 Norman Conquest and 14 Monarchs after William I In 1215 there were approximately 100 earls and barons and all spoke French not English "While England's leading earls and barons were undoubtedly the chief beneficiaries of Magna Carta, the implications for the country's 4,500 knights were far more mixed Most held their land from earls, barons, bishops and abbots - though a few hundred were tenants-in-chief For all their powers, the knights would have found some of the early baronial demands in 1215 disappointing. In the one known as the 'Unknown Charter', the king's concessions were made largely to his tenants-in-chief (so excluding the majority of knights). There was nothing at all about the running of local government, a major knightly concern" The 1500-plus castles in the UK were built to suppress rebellion, hence did the Knights establish the foundation rules for Councils by selecting Councillors and levying fees for Market Stalls in the castle grounds for altruistic reasons for the local community ? Were these foundation rules and processes in the Interests of the Rate-paying Public ? B 1833 THE UK SLAVERY ABOLITION ACT - 600 YEARS AFTER "MAGNA CARTA" This 1833 Act provided the Slave Owners not the Slaves with sufficient Compensation which was borrowed from International Bankers to be paid by the British Tax-payers from 1835-2015 (180 years) with one result that South Australia was founded (Att B Adelaide Advertiser 19 Jan 2019) Another result was there was sufficient funds for the Cotton Merchants of Manchester to pay for the blockade of the USA Southern Cotton Ports from 1862-1865 Why would the Manchester Cotton Merchants want to blockade Cotton Ports because, if you pay slaves a wage, then the costs of the finished product would be more expensive ? Should we ask the International Bankers who set exchange rates ? C 2019 COUNCILS DECLARING "A CLIMATE EMERGENCY" In May 2019 over 80 Australian Councils declared a "Climate Emergency" including the Inner West Council [IWC] In Jun 2019 IWC Councillors adopted 4 out of 8 of the 10-year strategies 2018-2028 In Aug 2019 the IWC published its18-year plan "Community Strategic Plan [CSP]" called "Our Inner West 2036" with 5 main Strategic Directions including Strategic Direction1 - an ecologically sustainable Inner West to achieve zero carbon emissions (1.4) by 2036 "Strategic Direction 1 - an ecologically sustainable Inner West" is supported by the IWC "Climate + Renewables Strategy [CRS]" This CRS lists Council Emissions at 22,000 Tonnes per annum and Inner West Residential emissions as 6 Tonnes per household per annum and 41 Tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions [GGE] per household per annum for "Unsustainable Consumption" in perpetuity {Att CRS Fig 7} - all paid by IWC Rate-payers ! PPWC is endeavouring to assist the Community to understand these new Strategies and work with the Council to improve local waste management and Climate Change issues Regards Clare GARDINER Researcher PETERSHAM PARK WASTE COLLECTIVE [PPWC] B: PO Box 117 Petersham 2049 E: PPWC.rs1@gmail.com M: {61}(4)4827-8153 W: www.oic.org/SAN/612131 This Newsletter provides some background on when Greenhouse Gas Emissions were first monitored and how Carbon Credits can be purchased to offset those Greenhouse Gas Emissions A Background to Greenhouse Gas Emissions monitoring B How Carbon Credits can be purchased to offset those emissions A BACKGROUND TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MONITORING In 1992 the United Nations established a Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC] which is an International Environmental Treaty first signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro from 03 - 14 Jun 1992 signed by 154 Countries including Australia The framework sets non-binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual countries and contains no enforcement mechanisms. Instead, the framework outlines how specific international treaties (called "protocols" or "Agreements") may be negotiated to specify further action towards the objective of the UNFCCC. The parties to the convention have met annually from 1995 in Conferences of the Parties (COP) to assess progress in dealing with climate change. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol was concluded and established legally binding obligations for developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in the period 2008-2012.[4] The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference produced an agreement stating that future global warming should be limited to below 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) relative to the pre-industrial level.[5] The Protocol was amended in 2012 to encompass the period 2013-2020 in the Doha Amendment, which as of December 2015 had not entered into force. In 2015 the Paris Agreement was adopted, governing emission reductions from 2020 on through commitments of countries in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), with a view of lowering the target to 1.5 °C.[6] The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016. It appears that these Climate Change Conferences have decreed that Carbon Credits can be purchased to offset Carbon Emissions although the research to confirm this issue continues B WHERE DO YOU PURCHASE CARBON CREDITS ? It appears that Carbon Credits can only be purchased through an approved Financial Brokerage Examples of Australian Carbon Credit providers are Bundle, Greenfleet and Carbon Neutral A Bundle B Greenfleet C Carbon Neutral A BUNDLE (extract from Bundle web-site Sat 23 May 2020) Bundle (a member of the Point Group) is a dedicated brokerage and procurement service working across various sustainability and environmental markets internationally. We specialise in voluntary carbon offsets, forward sales and strategic procurement services. Our services include: 1 Carbon Offsets: We can assist with all of your voluntary carbon requirements, including project selection, due-diligence, carbon neutrality, offset acquisition, Climate Active compliance, Net Zero strategies and retirement services. 2 Forward Contracts: Our team of brokers have forward contracted more than 70+ million tonnes internationally using Emission Reduction Purchase Agreements (ERPAs) in the primary carbon market since 2010. 3 Procurement Services: Our team of specialists can create and customise a bespoke procurement solution for your organisation to help meet your carbon neutrality objectives both now and into the future. Why Use Bundle? The international carbon market is currently in a state of flux as it transitions from the old Kyoto Protocol to the new Paris Agreement. We help our clients navigate the various options open to them, including the ability to manage both short and medium term price risk. As brokers we remain independent at all times, which allows us to source the most appropriate offsets for our clients and design turnkey procurement solutions. About Us Our team is made up of specialists with more than 12 years' experience in international carbon markets. We work closely with a network of brokers, agents and partners globally to deliver market leading solutions. Point Bundle (via Point Advisory Pty Ltd) is an AFS Representative (No.1265232). We are authorised to provide financial advice and deal in carbon units and renewable energy for wholesale clients. B GREENFLEET Originally developed as a project of The Foster Foundation, Greenfleet was launched in October 1997 to offer Australian motorists a tree-planting program to re-capture CO2 emissions, and promote fuel-efficient technologies to reduce emissions at the source. It was the first program of its kind, at a time when climate change was still a disputed phenomenon. Officially recognised and trusted Greenfleet is an authorised Corporate Representative of an Australian Financial Services Licence*. With a number of projects registered under the Emissions Reduction Funds with the Clean Energy Regulator, leading authorities and major voluntary offsetters see Greenfleet as Australia's most knowledgeable and environmentally responsible offset provider. Our strong relationships with many of Australia's leading companies arise from Greenfleet's scientific credibility and market leadership. They also reflect Greenfleet's commitment to help corporate supporters gain full public and employee recognition for contribution to the protection of Australia's natural heritage. Currently, our focus is on providing packages with Climate Active for organisations that wish to become carbon neutral. C CARBON NEUTRAL With over ten years experience, Carbon Neutral is expert in assessing energy management. Whether you work in an office, factory or warehouse, reducing energy costs and consumption is easier than you think. By measuring your carbon footprint or investigating your energy use through an energy audit, you can: a Identify practical ways to be more efficient and cut costs b Meet supply chain environmental demands and attract new, environmentally aware clients c Increase brand value by proudly promoting your environmental effort to customers CARBON FOOTPRINT The first step for any carbon management program is to understand the current carbon footprint (baseline measurement). This allows targets to be set and to quantify benefits from better managed emissions. Carbon Neutral can calculate your carbon footprint consistent with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the National Carbon Offset Standard. "The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions" A Data Collection Tool will be provided for staff to easily collate the required information relating to the relevant emission sources of your organisation. This is used to capture activity data relating to greenhouse gas emissions. PPWC is endeavouring to assist the Community to understand these new Strategies and work with the IWC to help with waste management and Climate Change initiatives Regards Clare GARDINER Researcher PETERSHAM PARK WASTE COLLECTIVE [PPWC] B: PO Box 117 Petersham 2049 E: PPWC.rs1@gmail.com M: {61}(4)4827-8153 W: www.oic.org/SAN/612131 . Hi Local Petersham Park Residents - this newsletter can be reviewed On-line here A Update Anaerobic Digestions [AD] processes in Australia B History of Climate Change and Carbon Credits 2007-2010 A UPDATE ANAEROBIC DIGESTIONS [AD] PROCESSES IN AUSTRALIA Further to the PPWC Apr 2020 newsletter there have been some very interesting talks on ABC Radio about enhance resource management including a talk on Thu 30 Apr 2020 by Associate Professor Dena FAM of the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney [UTS] This talk was about the potential of "Biogas Digestion" to become an energy source for bio- waste in every household According to the Short History of Anaerobic Digestion [AD] Biogas systems have been implemented since the initial system in Bombay India 1859 with currently over 44% of the World's biogas plants implemented in Europe "The majority of biogas plants in Australia - upwards of 50 - are associated with municipal waste treatment facilities. Commercial operations include Melbourne Water and Sydney Water, which use sewage as their biogas feedstock .Jan 13, 2015" More information about "Anaerobic Digestion in Australia" can be reviewed here B HISTORY OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CARBON CREDITS IN NSW 2007-2010 It is also very interesting reviewing old newspaper articles about Carbon Credits as it seems little has changed in 10 years On Fri 16 Apr 2010 Ben CUBBY Environment Editor Sydney Morning Herald [SMH] wrote "Saving $ 35 worth of Carbon Cost $ 104,000" (Att A) The NSW Climate Change Fund, which was set up in Jul 2007, renovated a Sylvania Public School building at a cost of $ 104,000 to save 1 tonne of Carbon Dioxide value $ 35 "More that half of the 26 Public projects funded in the 2008-2009 financial year valued carbon at more than $ 1,000 a tonne almost 30 times its estimated market value !" And Councils were eligible for Grants from the NSW Climate Change Fund including Manly Council which "was granted $ 154,000 to install energy saving floodlights at Manly Oval saving 17 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide" (17 x $ 35.00 = $ 595.00 per annum) However who is monitoring how long the Council Floodlights stay on each day to minimise Rate-Payers Carbon Credit liabilities as 91% of the Inner West Non-Residential carbon emissions are caused by electricity consumption {Att B) ? Regards Clare GARDINER Researcher PETERSHAM PARK WASTE COLLECTIVE [PPWC] B: PO Box 117 Petersham 2049 E: PPWC.rs1@gmail.com M: {61}(4)4827-8153 W: www.oic.org/SAN/612131 I Other Inner West Council Documents that are part of the CSP2036 a Strategies b Plans c Statements r Research References a Strategies Is1 Resourcing Strategy [ReS] 2018-2028 Adopted Jun 2018- PDF File Is2 Climate + Renewables Strategy [CRS] - draft On-line Is3 Employment and Retail Lands Strategy [EaRLS] - PDF File Is4 Housing Strategy [HS] - PDF File Is5 Integrated Transport Strategy [ITS] Adopted 03 Mar 2020 - PDF File Is6 Asset Management Strategy [AMS]2018-28 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File Is7 Workforce Management Strategy [WMS] 2018-22 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File Is8 Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Strategy 2018-2022 Adopted Jun 2018 - PDF File b Plans Ip1 Community Strategic Plan [CSP] 2036 Endorsed Jun 2019 - On-line Ip2 Economic Strategic Development Plan [EDSP] draft - On-line Ip3 Long Term Financial Plan 2019-2029 Adopted Jun 2019 - PDF File c Statements It1 Local Planning Statement [LPS] r References R6 2019-01-19 Adelaide Advertiser: Compensation paid to Slave Owners 1835 - 2015 (180 yrs) R5 2003-2014 Value of Volunteers to Australian State Economies R4 2014-11-07 IBM "Blockchain" solution for the Diamond Industry Video R3 1997 Lessons from a Dozen Years of Group Support Systems Research - 4,000 IBM projects R2 Sir Evelyn de Rothschild - Director De Beers 1977-1994 & IBM UK 1972-1995 R1 1987-04-23 RUBAC Automatic eProcess Synchronisation Video
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