2019-02-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     12 FEBRUARY 2019


3.   CITIES POWER PARTNERSHIP

Council has joined the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership (CPP). The CPP is a national
program to highlight the initiatives local councils are undertaking to reduce emissions and address
climate change. It is a requirement of CPP membership for participating Councils to select 5 key
actions from The Partnership Action Pledges related to the following categories:
 Renewable Energy
 Energy efficiency
 Sustainable Transport
 Work together and influence

The following 5 key actions were endorsed by Council at the Ordinary Meeting of 18 January 2018
as they align with Council’s Sustainability Principles, ZEN Strategy, Transport Strategy and the
Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan. The status of each of these actions is outline in Table 4.

 Pledge                                              Status
 Install renewable energy (solar PV and battery      Ongoing as discussed above - see section 1.2.2
 storage) on council buildings
 Support community facilities accessing renewable    Council has supported community facilities through
 energy through incentives, support or grants.       the Council grant scheme. In 2017/18, Council
                                                     provided grants for community projects for LED
                                                     lighting, installation of solar PV, an electric vehicle
                                                     expo and bike workshops.
 Implement landfill gas methane flaring or capture   Ongoing as discussed above - see section 1.2.1
 for electricity generation


 Encourage sustainable transport use (public         Progressing in accordance with Council’s Transport
 transport, walking and cycling) through Council     Strategy and Go Noosa Campaign which outlines a
 transport planning and design.                      range of initiatives including new technology, park
                                                     and ride services, support of sustainable transport
                                                     options and free holiday buses.
 Adopt best practice energy efficiency measures      Ongoing as discussed above. See section 1.2.2
 across all Council buildings, and support
 community facilities to adopt these measures.


Table 4: Status of Cities Power Partnership Pledges


4.   FUTURE INITIATIVES

Council will continue to reduce its emissions in line with decision making framework of the ZEN
Strategy and shown in Figure 3 above. The following actions are planned or currently underway:

Landfill emissions
 Continue to educate and encourage residents to place green waste in the green bin and reduce
   organic matter going to landfill (status- ongoing).
 Investigate further opportunities and costs to divert organic matter from landfill (status –
   ongoing).
 Investigate opportunities to improve methane capture at the landfill.




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