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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 12 FEBRUARY 2019
Category Action Status Comments
Noosaville Solar PV installation Complete 50Kw of solar PV was installed.
Depot
Noosa Leisure Solar PV installation Complete 32 Kw of solar was installed.
centre
Noosa Aquatic Interior LED upgrade Complete LEDs were installed throughout
Centre the NAC offices
Noosa Aquatic Solar PV installation Incomplete 26 Kw of PV is to be installed in
Centre 2018/19 with the remainder being
installed when the roof is replaced
in 2019/20.
The J Solar PV installation Complete 50Kw of solar PV was installed.
Cooroy Library LED Upgrade Complete
Cooroy Library Air conditioning improvements Complete The Building Management
System (BMS) was improved.
Table 3: Status of ZEN actions for 2017/18 as outlined in the Noosa Council Net Zero Emissions
Organisational Action Plan 2017-2020
Key Action 5: The process outlined in the Strategy will be utilized when determining
the appropriate approach to the purchase of carbon offsets.
The decision making process for the purchase of offsets in outlined below in Figure 4.
Figure 4: Decision-making process for the purchase of offsets
To date Council has been pursuing emission reductions as outlined in Figure 1 by avoiding
emissions, reducing emissions by improving energy efficiency, changing energy to renewable
sources as shown in Table 3. The purchase of offsets is the last resort option when considering
actions to achieve net zero emissions.
Due to the legacy of landfill emissions, it is likely that Council will reach an “emissions floor”
whereby further emission reductions are not technically or economically feasible. Therefore to
achieve net zero emissions Council may need to purchase carbon offsets. During 2017/18 Council
commenced investigating the quantum of this emissions floor and the likely cost of purchasing
carbon offsets. This work is ongoing and will inform the development of an emissions offset policy.
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