Andrew McNamara
Encyclopedia
Andrew Ian McNamara is an Australia
n politician. He was a Labor
member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Hervey Bay
. He served as Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation from 2007 to 2009, under the premiership of Anna Bligh
.
is the point or timeframe at which the maximum global petroleum production rate is reached. This will have long term significant effects on transport and planning issues.
In February 2005, McNamara came to national prominence as the first mainstream Australian politician to speak out on the issue of Peak Oil
.
McNamara was the Chair of the Queensland Government's Oil Vulnerability Taskforce. The Taskforce report, "Queensland's Vulnerability to Rising Oil Prices," also known as the McNamara Report was commissioned in 2005 and is the first of its kind to be commissioned by any government in the world. McNamara is also the Foundation Patron of the Australian Society for the Study of Peak Oil.
, Peter Garrett
, Penny Wong
and Simon Crean
.
McNamara has also established a Climate Change Council with a number of prominent environmentalists and business leaders including Tim Flannery
and Ian Lowe
.
, particularly Japanese whaling in Australian waters.
. Hervey Bay is one of the fastest growing areas in Australia
. The area's principal industry is tourism, in particular whale watching.
Seeking a fourth term, McNamara was defeated in the 2009 election by former Hervey Bay Mayor Ted Sorensen
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was a Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Hervey Bay
Electoral district of Hervey Bay
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. He served as Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation from 2007 to 2009, under the premiership of Anna Bligh
Anna Bligh
Anna Maria Bligh is an Australian politician and the Premier of Queensland since 2007. The 2009 Queensland state election was the first time a female-led political party won or retained state or federal government in Australia...
.
Peak oil
Peak OilPeak oil
Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. This concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, projected reserves and the combined production rate of a field...
is the point or timeframe at which the maximum global petroleum production rate is reached. This will have long term significant effects on transport and planning issues.
In February 2005, McNamara came to national prominence as the first mainstream Australian politician to speak out on the issue of Peak Oil
Peak oil
Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. This concept is based on the observed production rates of individual oil wells, projected reserves and the combined production rate of a field...
.
McNamara was the Chair of the Queensland Government's Oil Vulnerability Taskforce. The Taskforce report, "Queensland's Vulnerability to Rising Oil Prices," also known as the McNamara Report was commissioned in 2005 and is the first of its kind to be commissioned by any government in the world. McNamara is also the Foundation Patron of the Australian Society for the Study of Peak Oil.
Climate change
Andrew McNamara was a member of Australia's delegation to the Bali Climate Change Conference in December 2007. Other members of the delegation included Kevin RuddKevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
, Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett
Peter Robert Garrett, AM, MP , is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and politician.Garrett was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from 1973 until its disbanding in 2002...
, Penny Wong
Penny Wong
Penelope "Penny" Ying-yen Wong , is an Australian Labor Party senator for South Australia and the Federal Minister for Finance and Deregulation. Wong was the first Australian Minister for Climate Change and Water. Her appointment was amended on 26 February 2010, by the Prime Minister, to the...
and Simon Crean
Simon Crean
Simon Findlay Crean is an Australian politician, and the current Minister for the Arts and Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government in the Australian Federal Government. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition at the Federal level,...
.
McNamara has also established a Climate Change Council with a number of prominent environmentalists and business leaders including Tim Flannery
Tim Flannery
Timothy Fridtjof Flannery is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist....
and Ian Lowe
Ian Lowe
Ian Lowe is President of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Professor of Science, Technology and Society and former Head of the School of Science at Griffith University, as well as an adjunct professor at Sunshine Coast University and Flinders University. In 1996 he was chair-person of the...
.
Anti-whaling
Andrew McNamara has been a strong opponent of whalingWhaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...
, particularly Japanese whaling in Australian waters.
Hervey Bay
Andrew McNamara represented the seat of Hervey BayElectoral district of Hervey Bay
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. Hervey Bay is one of the fastest growing areas in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The area's principal industry is tourism, in particular whale watching.
Seeking a fourth term, McNamara was defeated in the 2009 election by former Hervey Bay Mayor Ted Sorensen
Ted Sorensen (politician)
Edward John Sorensen is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2009....
.
Significant speeches
- First Speech in the Queensland Parliament, 3 April 2001
- Speech in Queensland Parliament on Peak Oil, 22 February 2005
- Speech in Queensland Parliament against Whaling, 6 February 2007
- Speech in Queensland Parliament against Whaling, 22 May 2007
- Speech in Queensland Parliament on Clean Coal Technology, 7 June 2007