Environment

Our industry has an excellent record in safety and environmental issues and has worked with government to develop industry standards that lead the world.

Our Code of Environmental Practice is used by other infrastructure industries as a guide to environment and heritage management during planning and construction.

APIA is working with industry to assist businesses to adapt to a carbon constrained future. Australian businesses are preparing to work within an emissions trading scheme and introduce measures to constrain carbon emissions.

Natural gas is a viable option for base-load energy generation in the transition to low-emissions technology for power generation. In this regard, natural gas is a “cleaner” alternative to coal and uses less water than does coal-fired power generation, and natural gas has proven efficient technology that is available to provide both base- and peak-load power generation.

In the longer term, natural gas could be a complementary source of power generation to renewable sources.

Natural gas transmission infrastructure is privately funded and therefore requires appropriate policies in order to provide incentives to build the infrastructure as well as develop domestic production facilities.

The household use of natural gas provides the potential for consumers to reduce the carbon ‘footprint’ of their homes by reducing the demand for electricity. Householders across the country should be encouraged to consider natural gas when building or renovating.

Compressed natural gas has been successfully used in bus fleets across Australia and is a significantly cleaner fuel than is diesel for public transport.

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Click here to view the CSIRO Hydrostatic test water as referred to in the APIA Code of Environmental Practice.