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ACT Greens PodcastPolitics in the Office 4. The Planning Debate. Feat. Jo Clay MLA, Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and ACT Greens membersRecorded on 5 June 2023, immediately prior to the debate on the Planning Bill, this recording features Jo Clay MLA, Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and ACT Greens members discussing the issues surrounding planning and development in the ACT.2023-06-2155 minACT Greens PodcastPolitics in the Office 2. A Biodiversity Haven. Feat. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and ACT Greens membersCanberrans are proud to live in the bush capital, and with Greens in government, we have always prioritised environmental protection as a core concern. In this conversation, I shared our work responding to the biodiversity crisis, protecting our local habitats, building biodiversity corridors and ensuring living infrastructure is a core part of our urban environment. We have made great strides but there is still more work to do – both locally and nationally.2023-06-0254 minACT Greens PodcastLooking back on 2022, and forward to 2023! Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA As we come to the end of 2022, it has been a difficult year as we faced the third year of the pandemic. We have continued throughout the year to do some incredible work, such as: - We are continuing to work on our promise of providing everyone with a decent home. - We have been working with the community sector to make sure everyone has access to the help that they need, when they need it, to ensure that the experience of homelessness is rare, brief, non-recurring. - In the local environment we have seen new species discovered in the A...2022-12-1804 minACT Greens PodcastMarking National Threatened Species Day. Featuring Rebecca Vassarotti MLAToday is National Threatened Species Day which has occurred annually for 86 years in commemoration of Australia’s Tasmanian tiger, marked as extinct on 7 September 1936. I marked the day this morning at the Birdscaping landscape plantings on David St in O’Connor. The ACT Government continues to take urgent action to protect all threatened plant and animal species. We are fortunate to have so many unique species right in our backyard, and I call upon Canberrans to join the fight to protect our beloved but threatened native plants and animals. In the 2022-23 budget, the...2022-09-0703 minACT Greens PodcastThe right to a healthy environment. Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and Jo Clay MLAThe ACT Government is asking Canberrans to consider the introduction of a right to a healthy environment in the Human Rights Act. A discussion paper has been released to inform consideration of this right. It poses questions for community feedback. You now have the opportunity to help shape the content and definition of this human right. Have your say → https://yoursayconversations.act.gov.au/right-healthy-environment2022-08-1203 minACT Greens PodcastWorld Bee Day. Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLABy building urban ecosystems, we will make Canberra a refuge for the plants, animals and ecological communities devastated by climate change, habitat loss, bushfires and urban sprawl. So on this World Bee Day let’s remember our untiring insect friends who power the pollination of the plants we love and need. Bee populations are under threat. Destruction of their natural habitat, intensive farming practices, and pests and diseases are just some of the complex reasons driving a decline in both the number and diversity of bees. The ACT is also making concerted efforts to...2022-05-2006 minACT Greens PodcastGreen Talk 02 - Extending Voting Rights, It’s their future. Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and Andrew Braddock MLAExtending voting rights to include 16 year olds is an issue the ACT Greens have been committed to for years. The evidence is clear that our young people are capable and responsible, and that they have a huge stake in the future that governments are creating today. Other countries have made this important reform and the doomsayers have already been proven wrong. In this conversation we discuss the issues surrounding this reform. For more information → https://greens.org.au/act/news/have-your-say-expanding-voting-rights-young-people-act2022-03-2316 minACT Greens PodcastScope 3 emissions in the ACT. Ft. Shane Rattenbury MLA and Rebecca Vassarotti MLAFeaturing: Dr Sophie Lewis, Minister Shane Rattenbury MLA and Minister Rebecca Vassarotti MLA, and Tim Hollo Last night Dr Sophie Lewis, ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, spoke about a recent report prepared by her office outlining the ACT’s scope 3 emissions footprint. Scope 3 emissions are the emissions that are generated outside our borders, including the emissions to transport goods into the ACT, as well as emissions that result from food production, building materials, clothing and any other consumables that are imported into the ACT. Under greenhouse gas accounting practices, these emissions are counted in the area where th...2021-11-1858 min