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

                                              energy efficiency.


                                             Promote new technologies and tools that build capacity  Whether action complete               Ongoing
                                              and sustainable behaviour change.

 Theme 3 – Clean low emissions industries
 3.1 Through targeted initiatives,          Through the development and implementation of the            No. of businesses in the           Ongoing
 create an environment that supports        Economic Strategy:                                            environmental industries sector
 business development, innovation and
                                             Explore opportunities and barriers to developing the
 investment shift to clean, green low
                                              environmental industries sector
 emission industries and technology

 (also linked to Themes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)       Pursue and develop regional partnerships to drive low
                                              emissions industry investment for the broader
                                              Sunshine Coast region.

                                             Align economic activity and tourism promotion with
                                              the long-term vision for making Noosa the preferred
                                              destination for clean, green business investment, new
                                              clean tech business (eg, Firetech).

                                             Work with Tourism Noosa to investigate programs to
                                              offset travel emissions for visitors to Noosa.


 3.2 Utilise business support tools to       Encourage business participation in emissions              No. of business participating in   Ongoing
 work with industry, business                 reduction and climate resilience programs, eg.. ecoBiz.     emissions reduction and climate
 associations and government agencies                                                                     resilience programs
 to facilitate emissions reduction and       Expand EcoCheck certification program for business         No of businesses with EcoCheck     Ongoing
 environmental sustainability for local       and actively promote businesses under the program in        certification
 businesses                                   partnership with Tourism Noosa.



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