Premier's Climate Change Council

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rdf:langString The Premier’s Climate Change Council was established by the Government of South Australia under the . The Council provides independent advice to the Minister responsible for Climate Change about matters related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change adaptation and was formed in 2008 during the Rann Government. The Council's membership represents the business community, the environment and conservation sector, the scientific community and state and local governments. It is chaired by prominent South Australian businessman Martin Haese, who was appointed to the role in 2019. In 2019 the Council supported the development of the Blue Carbon Strategy for South Australia,. to help mitigate climate change by protecting the state's blue carbon sinks, including seagrass meadows, saltmarshes and mangroves. The Council also supported the development of the South Australian Government Climate Change Action Plan 2021-2025, which was released in December 2020. In 2013, Michelle Lensink MLC questioned the efficacy of the Premier's Climate Change Council, and asked the Minister for the environment, Ian Hunter about the absence of the Council's 2011-12 annual report from the Council's website. In 2013, the Council published South Australia’s Climate Change Vision: Pathways to 2050 to advise Premier Jay Weatherill and his government on future planning and policy directions for the state.