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SoE2020: Local heritage places and areas
Most local governments identify and protect local heritage places and areas through a planning scheme. -
SoE2020: Cultural heritage places
Six new places have been recorded on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage register since July 2016. -
SoE2015: Number of litter items in Queensland
The average number of litter items at urban sites in Queensland has been consistently higher than the average across Australia. -
SoE2015: Visibility-reducing particles
Overall there has been a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility throughout Queensland over the past decade although significantly more days were affected... -
SoE2017: Waste sector greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions from the waste sector increased 17% between 2005 and 2016, however waste emissions have fallen since 2011 due to increased capture and combustion of landfill gas. -
SoE2017: Transport sector greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions from the transport sector increased 26% between 2005 and 2016. Road transport, including passenger cars, was the main source of emissions at 10.1 MtCO₂e in 2016. -
SoE2017: Trackable waste landfilled
Solid and sludge wastes requiring special handling, categorised as high-level waste, made up 58% of trackable waste disposed to landfill in Queensland in 2015–2016. -
SoE2017: Stationary energy sector greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions from the stationary energy sector increased by 14% between 2005 and 2016. This continues to be the highest source of Queensland’s emissions at 48% of total... -
SoE2017: Southern Oscillation Index
El Niño conditions prevailed in 2015 and at the start of 2016, followed by ENSO-neutral conditions for much of 2017. -
SoE2017: Queensland open house events
Since 2010, Open House events have been staged in 6 Queensland cities: beginning with Brisbane and expanding to Maryborough, Toowoomba, the Gold Coast, Bundaberg and, in 2017,... -
SoE2017: Number of litter items for different site types
Emissions from the industrial processes sector increased 11% between 2005 and 2016 due largely to increased use of replacements for ozone-depleting substances. -
SoE2017: Nitrogen dioxide concentrations
Since 1993, there have been no exceedances of the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards and no clear trends over the past decade. -
SoE2017: Land clearing impact on threatened flora habitat
Land use clearing for pasture is the greatest pressure on threatened flora pre-clear habitat. -
SoE2017: Land clearing impact on threatened fauna habitat
Land use clearing for pasture is the greatest pressure on threatened fauna pre-clear habitat. -
SoE2017: Interstate trackable waste received
About 93% of the trackable waste received in Queensland from other Australian states and territories in 2015–2016 came from New South Wales. -
SoE2017: Freshwater wetland systems within protected areas
8.7% of ‘natural’ or ‘low modified’ freshwater wetlands in Queensland are within protected areas. -
SoE2017: Erosion prone area
Coastal erosion continues to impact the Queensland coast, with several major incidents at developed areas. -
SoE2017: Carbon monoxide concentrations
Carbon monoxide levels have continued to decline over the past decade with levels in the last six years less than 20% of the National Environmental Protection Measure (NEPM) Air... -
SoE2015: Waste sector greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions from the waste sector increased 15% between 2005 and 2014, however waste emissions have fallen since 2011 due to increased capture and combustion of landfill gas. -
SoE2015: Trackable waste landfilled
In 2014-2015, 63% of trackable waste (by waste amount) disposed to landfill in Queensland was in the high level waste category of 'solid and sludge wastes requiring special...