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2021-08-10 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Climate Change Response Plan
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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 2 - Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Targets:
By 2026, all Council facilities will be powered by 100% renewable energy/net zero emissions energy
By 2026 Noosa Council is powered by 100% renewable energy/net zero emissions energy
By 2026 community awareness and empowerment to reduce emissions from stationary energy is increased
2.1 Transition Noosa • Renewable energy investigation (community focused) - Assess • Local renewable energy projects commenced Ongoing
Council and Noosa Shire opportunities and financial models within and outside the shire
to 100% renewable energy for community owned renewable energy projects, such as solar
and ensure the transition farms, micro grids and solar gardens.
is inclusive of low income
• Zero emissions pathways study (community focused) - • Pathway to zero identified including next 2021/22 -
and vulnerable residents
and businesses, including to identify least cost emissions abatement opportunities for the steps for implementation Ongoing
strata tenants Noosa Shire community and the role council plays in this.
2.2 Pursue energy • Noosa Council 100% renewable energy study to determine • Pathway to 100% identified including next 2021/22
efficiency and renewable the most effective way for council to achieve 100% renewable steps for implementation
energy measures within energy for council facilities including leased facilities eg. power • kW of renewable energy generated for
Council and for Council purchasing agreement (PPA), green power, etc. Council operations
owned buildings
• Number of Council facilities powered by
Review under-utilised 100% / net zero renewable energy
Council buildings used for • Continue to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy • Number of Council facilities powered by Ongoing
community purposes to measures within Council and for Council owned buildings and 100%/net zero renewable energy
help rationalise asset use public lighting
and reduce emissions • kW of renewable energy generated for
Council operations
• Trial the provision of energy audits for vulnerable households • Number of households completing energy 2022/23
audits
2.3 Develop a climate • Continue to partner with Australian Energy Foundation (AEF) • % of households powered by renewable Ongoing
aware and empowered and other services to enable residents and businesses to easily energy
community for reducing access expert advice on energy efficiency, solar and other • % of businesses powered by renewable
climate risks and products, including low income households/rentals. energy
emissions
• % reduction in community energy use
• kW of renewable energy within the Noosa
community
• Promotion activities completed
• Continue to make available community alliance grants • Number of grants provided Ongoing
for community groups delivering emission reduction and
adaptation benefits
• Trial an emissions reduction grant category to support • Number of emissions reduction grants 2021/22
households, businesses and community groups reduce provided and projects commenced
emissions and increase energy efficiency.
• Promote new technologies and tools that build capacity and • Promotion activities completed Ongoing
sustainable behaviour change.
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