2016-10-11 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Delegations of Authority

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  11 OCTOBER 2016



     Figure 1: Noosa Council's GHG emissions x sector


                                                  Buildings (electricty & gas)

                                 26%              Public lighting

           43%
                                                  Liquid fuel (non-
                                                  transport)
                                                  Transport
                                 20%
                                                  Waste
                   6% 5%




Key points from the audit are:

    As expected the highest percentage (43%) of emissions comes from Waste activities and
      specifically landfill operations due to methane gas emissions and fuels utilized for waste
      collection services and complementary activities such as concrete crushing and mulching
      green waste.

    Council’s buildings and facilities are the next highest source of emissions at 26%. At least
      a quarter of the energy consumption is due to heating and pumping pool water at the
      Noosa Aquatic Centre, followed by the 3 Council owned Holiday Parks, the Tewantin
      Administration building and surprisingly the Cooroy Library which had many energy
      efficiency measures incorporated into its design. Further investigation is needed into the
      causes of the higher than expected emissions from the Cooroy Library.

    The third highest level of emissions is from public lighting at 20% (lighting of roads,
      pathways, parks etc.)

The information provided by sectors is very useful for understanding the major contributors to
Council’s greenhouse emissions. It is also useful to look at the emissions in terms of the
requirements of International and Australian legislation. The GHG Protocol sets the global
standard for how to measure, manage and report on greenhouse emissions based on direct and
indirect emissions which are defined as follows:

    Direct GHG emissions are emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the
      reporting entity.

    Indirect GHG emissions are emissions that are a consequence of the activities of the
      reporting entity, but occur at sources owned or controlled by another entity.

The GHG Protocol further categorises these direct and indirect emissions into three scopes.
    Scope 1: All direct emissions from owned or controlled sources.
    Scope 2: Indirect emissions from the consumption of purchased energy (e.g. electricity,
      heat or steam).
    Scope 3: Other indirect emissions (not included in scope 2) that are in embedded into
      goods & services; contracted or leased activities.


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