Division Description Changes — Climate Change in the Pacific Region — 14th Sep 2006

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senate vote 2006-09-14#1 Edited by mackay staff on 2016-07-21 14:30:09	Title ~~Climate Change in the Pacific Region~~ Motions - Climate Change in the Pacific Region - Climate change refugees Description ~~<p class="speaker">Lyn Allison</p>~~ ~~<p>I move:</p>~~ <dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the formation of a group, the Pacific Calling Partnership, made up of organisations and individuals who recognise Australia’s ecological debt to its low-lying Pacific neighbours,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>that droughts, storm surges and associated salination of soil and water are already causing people in low-lying Pacific countries to move their homes and to seek higher ground for growing food,</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>that the tiny coral atolls of Kiribati are more susceptible to damage because they are less than 3 metres high,</dd><dt>(iv)</dt><dd>one of the messages brought to the Australian Parliament from the people of Kiribati by the Partnership is ‘We ask if you can provide a place for us if we are in big trouble. Thank you’, and</dd><dt>(v)</dt><dd>that the Kiribati Government currently estimates that there will be a need to resettle 10 000 I-Kiribati in the next 20 years;</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>recognises Australia’s ecological debt to low-lying Pacific nations, as a major per capita emitter of greenhouse gases, and the economic benefits enjoyed by Australia as a result of using the energy that generated these emissions; and</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>urges the Government to support the people of the Pacific through:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>committing to the Kyoto Protocol as an act of international goodwill and cooperation,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>committing to reducing Australia’s greenhouse emissions,</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>supporting adaptation and mitigation works in low-lying Pacific nations, and</dd><dt>(iv)</dt><dd>leading an international coalition to accept climate change refugees when a Pacific country becomes uninhabitable because of rising sea levels.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p> The majority voted against the [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2006-09-14.24.2), which means that it was unsuccessful. It had been introduced by Australian Democrats Senator [Lyn Allison](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lyn_allison) (Vic). ### Motion text > That the Senate— > (a) notes: *>> (i)** the formation of a group, the [Pacific Calling Partnership](http://www.erc.org.au/?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=63), made up of organisations and individuals who recognise Australia’s ecological debt to its low-lying Pacific neighbours,* >> (ii) that droughts, storm surges and associated salination of soil and water are already causing people in low-lying Pacific countries to move their homes and to seek higher ground for growing food, >> (iii) that the tiny coral atolls of [Kiribati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati) are more susceptible to damage because they are less than 3 metres high, >> (iv) one of the messages brought to the Australian Parliament from the people of Kiribati by the Partnership is ‘We ask if you can provide a place for us if we are in big trouble. Thank you’, and *>> (v)** that the Kiribati Government currently estimates that there will be a need to resettle 10 000 I-Kiribati in the next 20 years;* *> (b)** recognises Australia’s ecological debt to low-lying Pacific nations, as a major per capita emitter of greenhouse gases, and the economic benefits enjoyed by Australia as a result of using the energy that generated these emissions; and* *> (c)** urges the Government to support the people of the Pacific through:* *>> (i)** committing to the [Kyoto Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol) as an act of international goodwill and cooperation,* >> (ii) committing to reducing Australia’s [greenhouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas) emissions, >> (iii) supporting adaptation and mitigation works in low-lying Pacific nations, and >> (iv) leading an international coalition to accept climate change refugees when a Pacific country becomes uninhabitable because of [rising sea levels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise).

~~Lyn Allison~~
~~I move:~~
<dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>the formation of a group, the Pacific Calling Partnership, made up of organisations and individuals who recognise Australia’s ecological debt to its low-lying Pacific neighbours,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>that droughts, storm surges and associated salination of soil and water are already causing people in low-lying Pacific countries to move their homes and to seek higher ground for growing food,</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>that the tiny coral atolls of Kiribati are more susceptible to damage because they are less than 3 metres high,</dd><dt>(iv)</dt><dd>one of the messages brought to the Australian Parliament from the people of Kiribati by the Partnership is ‘We ask if you can provide a place for us if we are in big trouble. Thank you’, and</dd><dt>(v)</dt><dd>that the Kiribati Government currently estimates that there will be a need to resettle 10 000 I-Kiribati in the next 20 years;</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>recognises Australia’s ecological debt to low-lying Pacific nations, as a major per capita emitter of greenhouse gases, and the economic benefits enjoyed by Australia as a result of using the energy that generated these emissions; and</dd><dt>(c)</dt><dd>urges the Government to support the people of the Pacific through:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>committing to the Kyoto Protocol as an act of international goodwill and cooperation,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>committing to reducing Australia’s greenhouse emissions,</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>supporting adaptation and mitigation works in low-lying Pacific nations, and</dd><dt>(iv)</dt><dd>leading an international coalition to accept climate change refugees when a Pacific country becomes uninhabitable because of rising sea levels.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl>Question put.
The majority voted against the [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2006-09-14.24.2), which means that it was unsuccessful. It had been introduced by Australian Democrats Senator [Lyn Allison](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/victoria/lyn_allison) (Vic).
### Motion text
> *That the Senate—*
> *(a) notes:*
>> *(i) the formation of a group, the [Pacific Calling Partnership](http://www.erc.org.au/?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=63), made up of organisations and individuals who recognise Australia’s ecological debt to its low-lying Pacific neighbours,*
>> *(ii) that droughts, storm surges and associated salination of soil and water are already causing people in low-lying Pacific countries to move their homes and to seek higher ground for growing food,*
>> *(iii) that the tiny coral atolls of [Kiribati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati) are more susceptible to damage because they are less than 3 metres high,*
>> *(iv) one of the messages brought to the Australian Parliament from the people of Kiribati by the Partnership is ‘We ask if you can provide a place for us if we are in big trouble. Thank you’, and*
>> *(v) that the Kiribati Government currently estimates that there will be a need to resettle 10 000 I-Kiribati in the next 20 years;*
> *(b) recognises Australia’s ecological debt to low-lying Pacific nations, as a major per capita emitter of greenhouse gases, and the economic benefits enjoyed by Australia as a result of using the energy that generated these emissions; and*
> *(c) urges the Government to support the people of the Pacific through:*
>> *(i) committing to the [Kyoto Protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol) as an act of international goodwill and cooperation,*
>> *(ii) committing to reducing Australia’s [greenhouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas) emissions,*
>> *(iii) supporting adaptation and mitigation works in low-lying Pacific nations, and*
>> *(iv) leading an international coalition to accept climate change refugees when a Pacific country becomes uninhabitable because of [rising sea levels](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise).*