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

                                                              Noosa Climate Change Response Plan




A better future
Through the strategic priorities and actions outlined within this Climate Change Response Plan,
Noosa Council is striving to lead by example by making positive progress, showing the way,
and supporting and inspiring others.
Together, Council and the community are well positioned to be a powerful influencer to drive
deep systemic change from the grassroots level. This includes:
•   Transition to net zero emissions by 2026 for Council operations and for the community
  Transition to 100% renewable energy powering Council buildings and facilities, and
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  powering Noosa Shire
  Drive clean low emissions industry, and innovative technologies and solutions that
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  address the climate crisis
•    e a well informed and prepared community that considers climate change in making
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    day-to-day and business decisions
  Facilitate sustainable, resilient and adaptive communities, buildings and infrastructure to
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  help reduce the impacts of climate change and reduce emissions
  Support vulnerable populations, ensuring inclusion in solutions and equitable access to
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  opportunities and benefits
•    ccelerate transition to sustainable transport and increase mobility through new
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    technologies and active modes of transport such as walking and cycling
•    nhance ecosystem health, adaptive capacity and carbon drawdown whilst balancing
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    other climate risks such as more frequent bushfires
  Grow and distribute food locally and sustainably, enabled by sustainable land
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  management and regenerative farming practices
  Advance a zero waste circular economy where products and materials are reused and
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  repurposed.

Responding to climate change involves a multi-pronged approach:
•   Reducing emissions by reducing the levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the
     atmosphere through: eliminating the sources of these gases (such as the burning of
     fossil fuels for electricity, heat or transport); adopting sustainable development solutions in
     energy, land, infrastructure and industrial systems; and enhancing the sinks that store these
     gases including vegetation and soils (referred to as carbon drawdown or sequestration)
  Adapting to climate change by building resilience in our local communities, built
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  environments, economy and natural systems to reduce our vulnerability to the harmful
  effects of climate change.

This new future also means making the most of the potential opportunities that climate change
brings, such as fostering new clean tech industries and positioning Noosa at the forefront of
innovation and economic development. It means transitioning beyond business as usual to
making a systemic shift across a range of sectors.




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