2021-03-09 P&E Agenda - Item 8 - Attachment 1 - Climate Change Response Plan

Noosa Council emissions
Noosa Council calculates its own emissions from Council operations in accordance with the
Climate Active Standard Carbon Neutral Standard for Organisations3. These emissions are
reported on annually.

Council emissions are also included in the community emissions profile. As Council reduces
its own emissions from its operations, it will be reflected in the community emissions profile.

Figure 7 shows Council’s corporate emissions over time, since the baseline year of 2015/16.
There has been an 11% reduction in Council’s total emissions since 2015/16 despite further
categories of emissions being added to Council’s emissions profile as data has become
available. Council has reduced its electricity consumption for its own building and facilities by
34% compared to the baseline year as a result of the installation of over 600kW of rooftop
solar, energy efficiencies and staff behavioural change.

The most significant source of Council emissions (63%) is from the landfill owned and
operated by Noosa Council that collects and manages the Noosa community and residential
and commercial waste. Council is currently developing a new waste plan which will consider
landfill emission reductions, amongst other initiatives.




                        Figure 7: Noosa Council operation emission sources by year


3 https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/climate-active-carbon-neutral-standard-for-

organisations

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Noosa Climate Change Response Plan - draft for council endorsement March 2021