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Home | Review Minutes | A: Our Inner West 2036 | B: Community Strategic Plan | C: Vision Statement | D: 5 Strategic Directions | E: Key Community Challenges
Mon 12 Jun 2023 Recipient: 61xxxxc1
REF: AECOFCn1 IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Y/R: Rate-payers & Councils
Dear Councillors
THE POMS HAVE CREATED SOME INCREDIBLE FINANCIAL SCHEMES
It appears that, over the past 250 years, the finest minds at British Universities including
Oxford (founded 1096 in the Reign of William II), Cambridge (founded 1209 in the Reign of
John I)and the London School of Economics and Political Science [LSE] (founded 1895 in
the Reign of Victoria I) have developed some incredible financial schemes backed by
Legislation which have created strains to the Status Quo
Examples include
A 1775 The American Revolutionary War
B 1807 UK The Slave Trade Act
C 1833 UK Slavery Abolition Act
D 1861 The American Civil War
E Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases and 1997 Carbon Credits
A 1775 The American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War 19 Apr 1775 - 03 Sep 1783 was initiated by the Tea Act of
1773 which was Tax imposed by George III (1760-1820) of Britain on the American Colonies
Most of the Tea was picked by Slaves on Tea Plantations originally owned by British citizens
B 1807 UK The Slave Trade Act
"The Slave Trade Act passed in Britain in 1807 did not abolish slavery in Britain or the United
States.
However, the Act represented a shift in the attitude of the British Parliament.
After nearly two centuries of laws supporting and upholding the slave trade, Parliament was
now taking a firmer abolitionist stance.
The road to changing Parliament's mind on the issue of slavery was a long one, and it did
not end with this Act."
C 1833 UK Slavery Abolition Act
As the Slave Trade Act of 1807 did not abolish slavery the next step was The Slavery
Abolition Act of 1833 in an effort to ban slavery
However it appears the main issue of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act was to pay
compensation of BPS 20,000,000 to the slave owners not the slaves
According to the Adelaide Advertiser 19 Jan 2019 some of this compensation was used to
fund the establishment of South Australia in 1857
However it took the British Tax-payers 180 years from 1835 - 2015 to pay off the money
loaned to the British Government to compensate the Slave owners !
D 1861 The American Civil War
The American Civil War 12 Apr 1861 - 09 Apr 1865 was won by the North under Abraham
LINCOLN which led to the emancipation of the Slaves
In Brasenose St Manchester England there is a statute to Abraham LINCOLN with a letter
from Lincoln to the people of Manchester thanking them for "their generosity for boycotting
raw cotton shipped from America to Manchester"
Indeed the Merchants of Manchester contributed BPS 20,000,000 to Lincoln so he could
purchase ships from England to block the Southern ports from shipping raw cotton for 3-
years
E Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases and 1997 Carbon Credits
What are greenhouse gases?
Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat. They let sunlight pass
through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the
atmosphere. The main greenhouse gases are:
o Water vapour
o Carbon dioxide
o Methane
o Ozone
o Nitrous oxide
o Chlorofluorocarbons
In 1997 the Carbon Credits system was officially set up as part of the first international
agreement to bring down emissions ie the Kyoto Protocol and its mechanisms were further
established in the Marrakesh Accords
When were carbon credits introduced in Australia?
The carbon pricing mechanism was an emissions trading scheme that put a price on
Australia's carbon pollution. It was introduced by the Clean Energy Act 2011 and related
legislation and applied to Australia's biggest carbon emitters (called liable entities).
However this Clean Energy Act 2011 is no longer in force and was repealed on 01 Jul 2014
by the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Act 2014
Thus it appears that there is no current Australian legislation that states what carbon pricing
mechanism is to be used by Councils !
Instead the Councils appear to base their Carbon Credits policies on the "Net Zero
Emissions Guidance for NSW Councils" published on 26 May 2021 by the NSW Government
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
"The role of councils
Councils are uniquely positioned to help the drive towards net zero emissions through their
connection to local communities, and their existing mandate to provide support and
infrastructure to residents and businesses.
Local councils can play a key role in this transition as place-makers, custodians and curators
of our urban and regional environments.
Councils can provide leadership through engagement, design, planning, education and
service delivery at a local (place-based) level.
Within their own operations, councils can support and demonstrate the cultural and
technological shift required through trialling new technologies and improving the
environmental performance of council owned assets.
Many communities are taking the lead in the move to a low carbon society and are actively
partnering with councils to enable a more rapid community wide transition.
Councils can drive new sustainable development through model Development Control Plans,
and support community initiatives towards reducing emissions.
Key benefits for councils include:
1 reduced operational costs,
2 improved social and economic benefits,
3 enhanced environmental outcomes and
4 improved liveability.
Councils are well-placed to coordinate efforts between residents, businesses, and workers
within their LGA to move towards reducing emissions, as shown in Figure 4.
Aligning your strategy with environmental objectives in your Community Strategic Plan and
with the Integrated Planning and Reporting guidelines can provide a streamlined framework
for monitoring and reporting on your progress towards net zero emissions."
However the article does not discuss issues such as the cost to Rate-payers for Councils to
identify their Carbon Emissions, the cost to cost of re-equip all the vehicles, the cost of
1 tonne of Carbon Offsets, where Carbon Credits are traded once they have been purchased
and by whom only that Carbon Credits have to be purchased in perpetuity
"Table 3 Key traits for Councils to consider when choosing carbon offsets
Trait Relevance to councils
Certification Best practice offsets purchased are certified to a reputable standard, such as
Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), Eligible-International Emissions
Units (EIEUs), Verified Emissions Reductions (VERs) and Verified Carbon
Units (VCUs).
Location Give preference to purchasing credits from within the LGA (where available)
so council funds support local initiatives; however, many councils will not
have carbon offsetting projects in their LGA.
Give next preference to domestic offsets with co benefits such as enhanced
biodiversity outcomes or support indigenous communities.
Project type Different project types may be regarded as more credible, or better aligned to
council values; for example, reforestation or hydroelectricity.
Co-benefits There is growing demand for offsets with high additional co-benefits beyond
carbon abatement, such as biodiversity outcomes, Aboriginal cultural &
economic development, amenity, agricultural productivity, and landscape
resilience.
However, these co-benefits also typically increase the price of the offset
unit.
As more businesses and organisations move towards net zero, the provision of offsets is
creating an enormous economic and employment opportunity for regional NSW.
This includes diversified revenue streams for land managers and an increased number of
jobs that serviceand supply carbon markets such as renewable energy and environmental
monitoring.
Councils can consider creating carbon offset projects on council-managed land, such as
Blacktown Council and Liverpool Plains Shire Council's 2010 Regenesis project, an
Australian first.
Insetting
Unlike offsetting, which is typically undertaken by an unrelated third party, insetting is the
process of including emissions reduction and carbon storage in a supply chain or in a local
setting.
As an example, an ice-cream manufacturer supports agroforestry in their supplier's vanilla
plantations thereby balancing the emissions resulting from importing the vanilla.
In a local setting, some farmers' markets are now incorporating a carbon price for local
produce that has been grown using regenerative carbon farming techniques.
Implement the strategy
To be successful, community net zero strategies must be adequately resourced. In a council
context, resources can refer to financial support, staff time, and training to build capacity.
Resources - both internal and external - are allocated for developing the net zero strategy
itself, along with implementing actions defined in the strategy. Figure 9 outlines approaches
to ensuring the effective implementation of the community net zero strategy.
Figure 9 Approaches to allocation of resourcing
Internal resourcing
oCommunicate net zero strategy and related commitments within council
oTrain staff to facilitate actions to deliver the strategy
oIncentivise the successful meeting of milestones and targets
External resourcing
oCommunicate net zero strategy to local households and businesses
oSupport local households and businesses by providing information
and financial resources such as grants, materials and capacity
building to pursue emissions reduction pathways
NEXT STEPS
Hence Rate-payer concerns when in Aug 2019 the Inner West Council "communicated"
its "Climate and Renewables Strategy" (On-line version not a PDF file) with figure 7
which stated each household would pay for 41 Tonnes per annum for "Unsustainable
Consumption through the supply chain of goods and services they purchase" as well as
6 Tonnes per annum for each household's own consumption
Understanding Carbon Offsets takes a bit of time
Thank you for any comments or suggestions
All responses appreciated
Yours sincerely
Peter AXTENS LLB (Retired) Stephen GOULD
Chair - NSW Digital Economy Review Cmt Chair - On-line eBusiness Cmt
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK OPEN INTERCHANGE CONSORTIUM
B: PO Box 517 Neutral Bay Junction 2089
E: trustee.thd@gmail.com
M: {61}(4)1600-9468
It appears that Vehicle insurance companies such as the NRMA are establishing Carbon
Offset Programs so that different employer types eg Wholesale & Retail employers
purchase Carbon Offsets for their Motor Vehicle fleets while individuals can Voluntarily
purchase Carbon Offsets at the moment
TASMAN ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (TEM)
NRMA Carbon Offset Program
"Climate change is a huge problem to tackle. Your emissions matter. So, let's do something
about it.
The NRMA Insurance Carbon Offset Program, supported by Tasman Environmental
Markets^, helps you balance out your estimated yearly driving emissions* by contributing to
investments in environmental projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the
atmosphere.
You then enter the year your car was made, the manufacturer and the model and an
estimate of the number of kilometres driven per annum in 5k estimates of 5k, 10k, 15k or 20k
per year
The system will then calculate the estimated yearly driving emissions on tonnes, the
equivalent number of days to lighting the Sydney Harbour Bridge walkway or the equivalent
output of a number of trees
The system then calculates the payment required to offset the number of tonnes at a current
rate of $ 22.00 per tonne (inclusive of GST)
You can then make a payment by entering your first name, surname and email address and
making the non-refundable payment to what it appears to be "Tasman Environmental
Markets"
"The information set out in this website has been prepared in good faith and while Tasman
Environmental Markets Australia Pty Ltd (TEM) reasonably believes the information to be
current, accurate, or reasonably held at the time of publication, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, TEM: (a) makes no warranty as to the content's accuracy or reliability; and
(b) accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage arising from any errors,
omissions, or information that is not up to date.
We've done our best to provide you with the information about offset projects.
However, some parts of this website contain general financial product advice and so are only
accessible to wholesale clients.
Also, as the information on this website is general in nature, it does not constitute personal
financial product advice or take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs.
Therefore, before making any decisions about TEM or our offset projects, you should
consider the appropriateness of the information taking into account your own objectives,
financial situation and needs.
Before you start offsetting with TEM we need to ask what kind of client you are:.
I'm a:
"Retail client": a "small business" which has less than 20 employees, or, if it is a
manufacturing business, has less than 100 employees
or
"Wholesale client": a business which has more than 20 employees, or, if it is a manufacturing
business, has more than 100 employees
This is because "Australian Carbon Credit Units [ACCU]" and "the Clean Energy Regulator
[CER] carbon offsets" are regulated financial products.
TEM is a corporate authorised representative (ABN 97 659 245 011, CAR 001297708) of
TEM Financial Services Pty Limited (ABN 58 142 268 479, AFSL 430036) and is authorised
to provide financial services related to carbon markets to wholesale clients only (within the
meaning of the Corporations Act 2001).
TEM is not authorised to provide financial services to retail clients, but we are able to sell
you Voluntary Carbon Market products such as Verified Carbon Units [VCUs] (from
VERRA) and Voluntary Emission Reductions [VERs] (from Gold Standard).
Only wholesale clients who qualify as such by reference to the small business test will be
able to click through to the relevant parts of the "TEM" website.
EXAMPLES OF "TEM" OFFSET PROJECTS
A Fire - this is explained below
B The Bush - this can be reviewed here
C Rainforest - this can be reviewed here
D Clean Power - this can be reviewed here
E Cookstoves - this can be reviewed here
F Reforestation - this can be reviewed here
Cool Fire
Reinstating traditional burning practices has demonstrated a significant reduction in carbon
emissions along with highly valued social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits for
Indigenous landowners.
Fighting fire with fire
Certification | ACCU
In the absence of fire management by Aboriginal Traditional Landowners, Arnhem Land in
the Northern Territory is prone to extreme, devastating wildfires that damage the landscape
including rock art galleries, cultural sites and biodiversity.
ALFA - Arnhem Land Fire Abatement is an Aboriginal owned, not-for profit carbon farming
business, that supports Aboriginal Traditional Owners and rangers to utilise customary fire
knowledge and skills in tandem with contemporary technology to accomplish highly
sophisticated landscape scale fire management.
Their projects deliver significant emissions reductions whilst supporting environmental,
cultural and social outcomes.
ALFA currently supports Traditional Owners to manage five fire projects across an area of
over 80,000 km2.
Controlled burns are conducted early in the dry season to reduce fuel on the ground and
establish a mosaic of natural firebreaks, preventing bigger, hotter and uncontrolled wildfires
later in the season.
Using both aerial burning (incendiary pellets dropped from helicopters) and ground burning,
rangers burn strategically, adding to natural breaks such as moist ground along creeks,
cliff lines and tracks to create unburned 'compartments' surrounded by burned breaks.
Rangers manage fire across a range of ecosystems including the escarpments, gorges and
sandstone heaths of the Arnhem Plateau.
The projects provide employment and training opportunities for local rangers while
supporting Aboriginal people in returning to, remaining on and managing their country.
Communities are supported in the preservation and transfer of knowledge, the maintenance
of Aboriginal languages and the wellbeing of traditional custodians.
Preventing wildfires also reduces the risk of wildlife loss and protects the areas surrounding
ancient rock art sites".
NEXT STEPS
Understanding Carbon Offsets takes a bit of time
Thank you for any comments or suggestions
All responses appreciated
Yours sincerely
Peter AXTENS LLB (Retired) Stephen GOULD
Chair - NSW Digital Economy Review Cmt Chair - On-line eBusiness Cmt
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK OPEN INTERCHANGE CONSORTIUM
B: PO Box 517 Neutral Bay Junction 2089
E: trustee.thd@gmail.com
M: {61}(4)1600-9468
HAS YOUR COUNCIL INCLUDED "BLOCKCHAIN" AS PART OF COUNCIL'S 2020-2030 PLANS ?
Members of the OIC Sustainability Action Network [SAN] thought it may be helpful to
research the impact of Climate Change issues and Carbon Credits in overseas countries
It is interesting to note that on 02 Nov 2022 the Australian Legal firm Gilbert & Tobin
published an article "Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2023 about how Australia's
approach to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency has, in part, been driven by the Commonwealth
Government of Australia's (Government) overall approach to the financial technology
(fintech) sector and its broad support for new and innovative financial services and products"
Over the Christmas and New Year break, OIC members reviewed the 17 Expert Articles and the
31 Countries Legal submissions on the apparent impact of "Blockchain" on those Countries legal
systems
You may be interesting in reviewing these articles on behalf of your Council as it appears that
"Blockchain will be implemented in full by 2026"
OIC TZIG "Understanding Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain Technologies 2016-2023"
Yours sincerely
Peter AXTENS LLB (Retired) Stephen GOULD
Chair - NSW Digital Economy Review Cmt Chair - On-line eBusiness Cmt
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK OPEN INTERCHANGE CONSORTIUM
B: PO Box 517 Neutral Bay Junction 2089
E: trustee.thd@gmail.com
M: {61}(4)1600-9468
BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTOCURRENCY REGULATION 2023
Contributing Editor: Josias N. Dewey
Fifth Edition
2023
A Industry chapters - 2
B Expert Analysis chapters - 17
C Digital Edition chapter - 1
D Jurisdiction chapters - 31
CONTENTS AUTHOR COMPANY PAGE
Preface Josias N. Dewey, Holland & Knight LLP
Glossary Consensys: A Blockchain Glossary for beginners
Foreword Daniel C. Burnett, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
A INDUSTRY CHAPTERS - 2
Aa The bumpy road forward - cryptoassets, blockchain and the continued evolution of global markets
Ron Quaranta, Wall Street Blockchain Alliance 1
Ab White House comprehensive framework on digital assets
Jason Brett & Whitney Kalmbach, Value Technology Foundation 9
B EXPERT ANALYSIS CHAPTERS - 17
Ba Blockchain and intellectual property: A case study
Ieuan G. Mahony, Brian J. Colandreo & Jacob Schneider, Holland & Knight LLP 14
Bb Cryptocurrency and other digital asset funds for U.S. investors
Gregory S. Rowland & Trevor Kiviat, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 30
Bc Decentralized finance:The revolution continues - current regulations & impacts of cross-chain bridgeSolutions
Angela Angelovska-Wilson, Greg Strong & Sarah Chen, DLx Law 45
Bd Legal considerations in the minting, marketing and selling of NFTs
Stuart Levi, Eytan Fisch & Alex Drylewski, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 58
Be Cryptocurrency compliance and risks: A European KYC/AML perspective
Fedor Poskriakov & Christophe Cavin, Lenz & Staehelin 77
Bf The regulation of stablecoins in the United States
Douglas Landy, James Kong & Stephen Hogan Mitchell, White & Case LLP 94
Bg A day late and a digital dollar short: Central bank digital currencies
Richard B. Levin & Kevin R. Tran, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 108
Bh A custodial analysis of staking
D Lopez, B Hammer & K Witchger, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 122
Bi Trends in the derivatives market and how recent fintech developments are reshaping this space
J Gilmour, V Kalijnikoff Battaglia & T Purkiss, Travers Smith LLP 135
Bj Tracing and recovering cryptoassets: A UK perspective
Jane Colston, Jessica Lee & Yeva Agayan, Brown Rudnick LLP 145
Bk Blockchain taxation in the United States
David L. Forst & Sean P. McElroy, Fenwick & West LLP 158
Bl Crypto M&A: Current trends and unique legal and regulatory considerations
Dario de Martino & Mara Goodman, Allen & Overy LLP 167
Bm U.S. sanctions and cryptocurrency: Recent developments and compliance considerations
R J. Gonzalez & J S. Carey, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 184
Bn The law of the metaverse
Violetta Kokolus, Joshua Jackson & Jonathan Iwry, Ropes & Gray LLP 193
Bo The emergence of DAOs: From legal structuring to dispute resolution
Alexandru Stanescu & Tudor Velea, SLV Legal 204
Bp Blockchain-driven decentralisation, disaggregation, and distribution -industry perspectives
Marcus Bagnall, Nicholas Crossland & Ben Towell, Wiggin LLP 219
C DIGITAL EDITION CHAPTER - 1
Ca Morphing: A (labour of) love story… OR token morphing isn't dead
Joshua Ashley Klayman, Linklaters LLP
Angela Dalton, Signum Growth Capital 237
D JURISDICTION CHAPTERS - 31
Da Andorra JM Alfín Martín-Gamero, M P Laporta & D D Custodio, Fintax Andorra 240
Db Australia Peter Reeves, Robert O'Grady & Emily Shen, Gilbert + Tobin 252
Dc Austria U Rath, T Kulnigg & D Tyrybon, Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH 265
Dd Bahamas Aliya Allen, Graham Thompson 273
De Bermuda S Rees Davies, C Ball & A Fox, Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited 281
Df Brazil Luiz Felipe Maia & Flavio Augusto Picchi, Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados 293
Dg Bulgaria Ivan Nikolaev, Danail Petrov & Tihomir Todorov, Nikolaev and Partners Law Firm 308
Dh Canada A d'Anglejan-Chatillon, R K. Grewal & É Lévesque, Stikeman Elliott LLP 318
Di Cayman Islands Alistair Russell, Chris Duncan & Jenna Willis, Carey Olsen 329
Dj Cyprus Akis Papakyriacou, Akis Papakyriacou LLC 337
Dk France William O'Rorke & Alexandre Lourimi, ORWL Avocats 346
Dl Gibraltar Jonathan Garcia, Jake Collado & Joey Garcia, ISOLAS LLP 357
Dm Hong Kong Gaven Cheong, Tiang & Partners
Peter B. Brewin & Adrian A. Clevenot, PwC Hong Kong 367
Dn India Nishchal Anand, Pranay Agrawala & Dhrupad Das, Panda Law 378
Do Ireland Keith Waine, Karen Jennings & David Lawless, Dillon Eustace LLP 391
Dp Italy Massimo Donna & Ferdinando Matteo Vella, Paradigma - Law & Strategy 402
Dq Japan T Nagase, T Tanaka & T Fukui, Anderson M?ri & Tomotsune 410
Dr Luxembourg J Pascual, B Elslander & C Petit, Eversheds Sutherland LLP 421
Ds Mexico C Valderrama, A P R Chamorro & A S A Betancourt, Legal Paradox® 434
Dt Netherlands Robbert Santifort, Ilham Ezzamouri & Natalia Toeajeva, Eversheds Sutherland 442
Du Norway Ole Andenæs, Snorre Nordmo & Stina Tveiten, Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS 456
Du Portugal F L Marques, M Albuquerque & D Veríssimo M, GTeles, da Silva & Associados471
Dw Romania Sergiu-Traian Vasilescu & Luca Dejan, VD Law Group
Flavius Jakubowicz, JASILL Accounting & Business 482
Dx Singapore Kenneth Pereire & Lin YingXin, KGP Legal LLC 494
Dy Spain A Aliño, O López-Ibor Jaume & A A S Röhl, López-Ibor Abogados, S.L.P 504
Dz Switzerland D Haeberli, S Oesterhelt & Ar Wherlock, Homburger 513
D1 Taiwan Robin Chang & Eddie Hsiung, Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law 528
D2 Thailand Jason Corbett & Don Sornumpol, Silk Legal Co., Ltd 535
D3 Turkey/Türkiye Alper Onar & Emre Suba, Aksan Law Firm 540
D4 United Kingdom C Kerrigan, E Federis & A Burdzy, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP 554
D5 USA Josias N. Dewey & Samir Patel, Holland & Knight LLP 569
2023/01/14 GLI Australian "Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Legal Regulation 2023"
2019-2022 COVID-19 pandemic: NSW report to 30 Dec 2022 in past 7 days, 27,655 new cases and 32 deaths
2019/06/26 Submission to Inner West Council for Blockchain Waste Management Joint-Venture
2019/04/09 CSIRO-Dara61/ACS Apr 2019 "Blockchain 2030 - A Look at the Future of Blockchain in Australia"
2018/04/10 UNDP - Cryptocurrency for Volunteers - Project Management Resources for project 5.3
2018/03/27 UNDP - EWB link ICT project 5.3 schools with limited electricity in Zambia
2018/03/21 UNDP - Please identify the "Development Challenges" for UNDP in Zambia
2018/03/07 UNDP - Update proposed RUBAC Cryptocurrency project for UNDP Projects
2018/02/28 Prime Minister - NZ leads the way on eAddress Standard in 2017 - problems with legacy 2002-2017 ?
2018/02/19 Prime Minister - Free Trade Agreements [FTA] so like the Treaty of Waitangi - are they in the Public Interest ?
2018/01/31 UNDP - away in New Zealand for 2 weeks - skype meeting in early Mar 2018
2018/01/26 Councillors - NZ Councils with Community Board members could be leading the way with RUBACs for Volunteers
2018/01/16 Councillors - On-line Council Committee Papers & Cryptocurrencies
2017/12/18 UNDP - need for uniform laws with eCredits process - can the UN develop them ?
2017/12/12 UNDP - Proposed RUBAC project partnership plan with UNDP Zambia
2017/11/30 RSLs - Can you assist Councils create a local Volunteer Cryptocurrency - RUBACs ?
2017/11/17 Chambers of Commerce - How many Councils use a Volunteer Management Scheme ?
2017/11/07 Chambers of Commerce - can your Council help promote your members through On-line Council papers ?
2017/10/24 Councils be aware - “Blockchain” to add Public cost not improve distribution ?
2017/10/10 "Blockchain" and the $ Multi-Million Diamond Heists - are they connected ?
2017/09/22 "Bitcoin" may have to be viewed as speculative while "Blockchain" is here to stay
2017/09/15 Is Gold Dealer trading in Bitcoin linked to the Energy Crises ?
2017/08/21 Aus Energy Trader - the First Australian "Cryptocurrency & Blockchain" ICO
2017/07/28 Additional Research on "Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin & Blockchain" Technologies
2017/06/30 Further Research into Potential of 'Bitcoin & Blockchain' Technologies
2017/06/05 Diamonds, the 1874 UPC and the impact in 2014 of ‘Blockchain’ on the Diamond market
2017/05/29 'Bitcoin' apparently 1 of 830 'alt-coins' - is Silicon Valley leading the deception ?
2017/05/22 Feedback on 'Student Debt' & 'Blockchain' issues
2017/05/08 Student Debt - Melbourne University to test 'Blockchain' to record student credentials
2016/11/07 ADHA eHealth - Further Articles 'For' and 'Against' Blockchain Technologies
2016/10/24 ADHA eHealth - 'Health Information Security' issues and concerns with new "Blockchain" Technologies
NEWSLETTERS TO PPWC, SAN MEMBERS, OIC MEMBERS & CONTACTS 2020-2022
08 Dec 2022 Councillors - articles on Power issues, Cryptocurrencies & Climate Change - are they related ?
10 Nov 2022 Councillors - impact of 1066 French invasion on current Local Government processes
17 Oct 2022 Councillors - understanding the impact of Climate Change Policies overseas
12 Sep 2022 Councillor - Transparency with Local Government Elections - is it transparent ?
10 Aug 2022 Local Government Act 2020 has changed the way Councils inform their Rate-payers
11 Jul 2022 Are banks encouraging the use of cryptcurrencies eg ANZ ?
03 Jun 2022 Many Councils have Electricity as highest source of Greenhouse Gas emissions
28 Apr 2022 Local Government & the Emissions Reduction Fund [ERF] - Projects that earn Councils Carbon Credits
31 Mar 2022 Rate-payers be aware 5 articles in AFR Thu 24 Mar 2022 re Carbon Credits & Cryptocurrencies
15 Dec 2021 Zali - can you find "GovDex" user list on Government Websites ?
22 Nov 2021 Zali - Review recent articles by Senator Matt CANAVAN, Pata CREDLIN & Rupert MURDOCH
29 Oct 2021 Microsoft - "Public Interest" people who own/rent properties are ratepayers - 5 Carbon Trust Standards
12 Oct 2021 Microsoft - request speedy arbitration for email account that has been disabled
10 Sep 2021 Zali - Issues discussed Thu 09 Sep 2021 including The Carbon Trust & The Gold Standard locations
09 Sep 2021 Zali - Examples UK 2006 business KPIs - suitable for Aus councils 2025 ?
23 Aug 2021 Vic IRT - Consent to publish Submission Vic Local Gov allowances for Mayors, Deputy Mayors & Councillors
18 Aug 2021 Zali - Private Member's Bill re Council KPIs to offset COVID-19 costs, Waste Mgt & Climate Change issues ?
16 Aug 2021 Vic IRT - Submission Vic Local Gov allowances for Mayors, Deputy Mayors & Councillors
11 Aug 2021 Zali - NZ Councils Volunteer Community Boards & Nth Sydney Volunteer Precincts
14 Jul 2021 Zali - 2014 Report Volunteer Time over $ 25 Billion per annum - will help pay off COVID-19 Debts !
15 Jun 2021 Zali STEGGALL OAM MP - Can Volunteer Time System help pay off COVID-19 Debts ?
18 Mar 2021 Peter FITZSIMONS - ARM is 2025 the year for Household Carbon Credit Levies ?
18 Feb 2021 Peter FITZSIMONS - ARM Using legislation to keep Carbon Credits in Australia
14 Jan 2021 Peter FITZSIMONS - please corroborate Research on Council Carbon Credit Offset schemes
2020
08 Dec 2020 Why RSLs members could be interested in Council Carbon Credit Offset Schemes
16 Nov 2020 Public Interest - Clare reply to question re NZ Councils' Landfill Carbon Credits budget shortfalls
Nov Public Interest - Aus Councils' carbon credit strategies based on 2011 Aus Federal Legislation
19 Oct 2020 - Andrew tks response re Logan City Council "waste-to-energy" Initiative
Oct Public Interest - "some Councils have been purchasing Carbon Credits since 2008"
Sep Public Interest cf "Junk Mail"-"Public Officials have over-arching obligation to act in Public Interest"
Aug "Hull Coin" Clr - 2007-2009 Record of Aus Council implementing Carbon Credits
Jul Councillor - Thank you for email - Tax-payer & Rate-payer issues of concern
Jun Questions received re Council's Greenhouse Gas 18-yr Strategy 2018-2028
Jun History of Council's Greenhouse Gas 18-yr Strategy 2018-2028
May History of Carbon Credit implementations in NSW 2007-2010
Apr History of meetings and submissions to IWC since Jul 2019
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
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