NSW State of the Environment 2012

1.1 Population, transport and noise

• Introduction
• Status and trends
• Population
• Transport
• Noise
• Pressures
• Responses
• Established responses
• Developing responses
• Future opportunities

1.2 Greenhouse gas emissions

• Introduction
• Global greenhouse gas concentrations and Australasian temperatures
• Status and trends
• Global greenhouse gas emissions
• Australian greenhouse gas emissions
• NSW greenhouse gas emissions
• Pressures
• Global emissions
• NSW emissions
• Responses
• Existing responses
• Developing responses
• Future opportunities

1.3 Waste and recycling

• Introduction
• Status and trends
• Waste disposal rates and trends
• Hazardous waste
• Recycling rates
• Pressures
• Responses
• Established responses
• Developing responses
• Future opportunities

1.4 Urban water

• Introduction
• Status and trends
• Urban drinking water quality
• Sources and volume of water drawn
• Pressures
• Water demand
• Responses
• Existing responses
• Developing responses

1.5 Energy consumption

• Introduction
• Status and trends
• Final energy consumption
• Renewable energy consumption and growth
• Pressures
• Growth in energy demand
• Responses
• Established responses
• Developing responses
• Future opportunities

1.6 Social trends

• Introduction
• Status and trends
• Community attitudes and actions
• Pressures
• Responses
• Established responses
• Developing responses
• Future opportunities

1.7 Economics and the environment

• Introduction
• Status and trends
• Economic growth and the environment
• Economic analysis of environment protection
• Use of economic instruments in environment protection
• Pressures
• Economic factors and the environment
• Responses
• Established responses
• Developing responses
• Future opportunities

1.8 Aboriginal culture and heritage

• Introduction
• Status and trends
• Heritage listings
• Aboriginal culture and heritage management
• Pressures
• Responses
• Established responses
• Heritage programs
• Aboriginal cultural values
• Future opportunities

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