2021-08-10 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Climate Change Response Plan

            Noosa Shire Council




  Climate change principles and                                  •	Provide up-to-date and balanced information
                                                                    to the community on climate change
  objectives
                                                                    that builds community understanding,
  The following principles from the Climate Change                  preparedness and resilience, and helps
  Response Policy and overarching Environment                       mobilise community action on climate
  Strategy will help guide strategic priorities, and                change and emissions reduction.
  the implementation of climate change actions:
                                                                 Climate and emission reduction decisions
  •	Apply systems thinking to climate change                    consider Council’s broader ongoing financial
     adaptation and emissions reduction by                       sustainability requirements including ongoing
     developing and implementing short- and                      affordability considerations on annual rating
     long-term responses that achieve timely,                    decisions.
     well informed and effective action while
     also delivering other social, economic and
     environmental co-benefits                                   Climate projections
  •	Commit to being innovative, flexible and                    Council recognises the important role of the
     adaptive in responding to climate change                    United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on
  •      I ncrease resilience of the community,                 Climate Change (IPCC) in reviewing and
          the economy and our natural assets to                  summarising the latest climate change science
          environmental hazards and climate change               for public use. Due to slow global progress on
  •	Ensure ecological sustainability is fully                   reducing carbon emissions, Council will use,
     integrated into decision making in order to                 as a minimum, regional climate projections that
     help secure the continued availability of                   are based on a low-moderate global emissions
     natural resources for present and future                    reduction trend to inform its climate risk analysis
     generations                                                 (commonly referred to as “business as usual”
  •	Use a scientific evidence-based approach                    or BAU)1. We will also use climate change
     to managing the environment and                             projections that are consistent with those used
     climate change and adapt and respond                        or supported by the Queensland Government.
     appropriately as new information arises
                                                                 In the absence of either of these, we will seek
  •	Take an adaptive management approach                        to apply climate projections published by
     to climate risks and periodically undertake                 the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
     climate risk assessments and updates                        Research Organisation (CSIRO).
     consistent with ISO 31000:2009
                                                                 Council will commence a review of its climate
  •	Be a regional and Queensland leader for
                                                                 response plans and actions within 12 months
     climate action and advocacy
                                                                 of the publication date of new regional climate
  •       ctively communicate and partner with the
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                                                                 projections from the above organisations.
         broader community to improve awareness
         and build capacity around environment
         issues, climate risks and emissions reduction




  1
      Referred to as “Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5”


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