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

                                                                           Noosa Climate Change Response Plan




Noosa Council emissions
Noosa Council calculates its own emissions from Council operations in accordance with the Climate
Active Carbon Neutral Standard for Organisations3. These emissions are reported annually.
Council emissions are also included in the community emissions profile. As Council reduces its own
emissions from its operations, it will be reflected in the community emissions profile.
Figure 7 shows Council’s corporate emissions over time, since the baseline year of 2015/16. There
has been an 11% reduction in Council’s total emissions since 2015/16 despite further categories
of emissions being added to Council’s emissions profile as data has become available. Council
has reduced its electricity consumption for its own buildings and facilities by 34% compared to the
baseline year as a result of the installation of over 600kW of rooftop solar, energy efficiencies and
staff behavioural change.
The most significant source of Council emissions (63%) is the landfill owned and operated by Noosa
Council that receives and manages the Noosa community’s residential and commercial waste.
Council’s waste management plan (in development) will deal with landfill emission reductions, as well
as reducing overall waste.




                             Figure 7: Noosa Council operation emission sources by year


3
    https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/climate-active-carbon-neutral-standard-for-organisations




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