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

                                                                                                           Noosa Climate Change Response Plan


The following identifies strategic priorities and specific actions including relevant metrics for
measuring progress and timing for delivery.

Strategic Priorities            Specific actions                                                       Metrics                                              Timing
What are our priorities over    How will we achieve our strategic priorities or encourage positive     How will we measure effectiveness or success         (for
the 5 year life of this plan?   change?                                                                of risk mitigation or emissions reduction efforts?   commencement)

Theme 1 – Strong leadership and governance
1.1 Advocate to levels          • Advocate to other local governments is Queensland and                • Climate advocacy actions and the                   Ongoing
of government and                 Australia for them to declare a climate emergency/take climate         effectiveness of this advocacy
mobilise the community            action and adopt net zero emissions targets and policies in line
to drive decisive climate         with climate science
emergency action.               • Advocate to the Federal and State government to increase             • Climate advocacy actions and the                   Ongoing
                                  support for renewable energy, transitioning to a low carbon            effectiveness of this advocacy
                                  economy, and addressing climate risk impacts from coastal
                                  hazards, flooding, drought, heat risk, bushfires and biodiversity
                                  loss.
                                • Advocate for legislative change to allow for Council to facilitate   • Advocacy actions and effectiveness of this         Ongoing
                                  Environmental Upgrade Finance to enable eligible parties to            advocacy
                                  access low risk finance for building upgrades.
                                • Advocate to State government and transport providers to:             • Advocacy actions and effectiveness of this         Ongoing
                                 • improve and increase public transport services in Noosa               advocacy
                                   Shire including for the hinterland, and to explore and enable
                                   the replacement of diesel buses with electric/zero emissions
                                   buses in Noosa; and
                                 • Provide leadership direction and incentives regarding EV
                                   technologies and investment.
                                • Develop an education, advocacy and community mobilisation            • Plan developed and progress made                   2022/23
                                  plan to prepare advocacy positions on a wide ranging of
                                  state and federal issues and to educate and assist community
                                  groups, residents and others to become effective advocates.
                                • Develop an information tool kit to raise awareness and               • Information tool kit developed                     2021/22
                                  understanding of climate risks in the community, amongst             • % survey respondents that understand the
                                  industry sectors and within Council.                                   topic of climate change and what it means for
                                                                                                         Noosa Shire and themselves.
                                • Develop and promote an annual program of community- based            • Events and promotion activities                    2021/22 -
                                  climate education events for the broader Sunshine Coast region.                                                           ongoing
                                • Incorporate Indigenous knowledge systems, particularly for           • Projects involving Traditional Owners and          Ongoing
                                  land management and ecosystem resilience, and involve and              incorporating First Nations knowledge
                                  consider the needs of Traditional Owners.
1.2 Strengthen                  • Scope and develop a strategic approach to transitioning to           • Approach established and next steps                2021/22
partnerships with                 LED street lighting and adopt turtle friendly lighting for coastal     identified
governments and                   areas in partnership with infrastructure providers and state
stakeholders to take              government agencies.
urgent action to achieve a      • Develop collaborations with other local governments to address       • Collaborations with other local governments        2021/22 -
low carbon economy and            climate risks and help build a low carbon economy. This                and progress made                                  ongoing
resilient community               includes developing a regional climate action roadmap for
                                  the broader Sunshine Coast region, as well as collaborative
                                  community education and carbon reduction initiatives across
                                  local government areas in SEQ.
                                • Pursue opportunities for private-public partnerships to develop      • Collaborative private-public partnerships with     2021/22 -
                                  scalable pilot projects in Noosa that demonstrate solutions for        others and progress made                           ongoing
                                  climate resilience and/or radical emissions reduction.
1.3 Move Council from           • Continue to embed climate emergency responses across                 • Council and organisational policies that have      Ongoing
business-as-usual                 council and within key policy documents, procurement                   incorporated a climate response
operations to adopting            decisions, strategies and plans including in corporate and           • Strategies and plans that have incorporated
deep, systemic change             operational plans.                                                     climate response objectives and actions
and being a powerful            • Embed the climate change emergency into all staff roles and          • Climate change included in performance
influencer and example of         responsibilities and in performance planning.                          planning
climate action                  • Update Council’s climate governance road map based on                • Governance roadmap reviewed and up to              Ongoing
                                  findings of QLD Climate Resilient Councils (Q CRC) governance          date
                                  audit and Council’s risk assessment, with annual updates
                                  provided to the Audit & Risk Committee
                                • Establish a community reference group for climate change that        • Community reference group established and          2021/22
                                  periodically meets to provide information and advice to Council        progress made
                                  on climate issues, required actions, barriers and successes
                                  and ongoing program development.
                                • Continue to develop a web-based platform and dashboard to            • Website and dashboard developed and                2021/22 -
                                  provide information on climate resilience and sustainability for       updated                                            Ongoing
                                  households, businesses and farmers.
                                • Provide training and capacity building for council staff on          • Number of staff training and capacity              Ongoing
                                  embedding climate change within their roles, procedures and            building activities
                                  decisions.

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