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

                                            For other priority actions - Refer to Walking and Cycling
                                            Plan (being developed)

 4.2 Transition Council and the              Develop a Council policy that requires the selection of    Whether action complete             Year 3
 community to sustainable transport           lowest emission vehicles that are fit for purpose.
 use and zero-emissions vehicles
                                             Incorporate electric vehicle charge stations at Council  Number of EV charging stations        Year 2: Peregian
                                              facilities (eg. Tewantin Council Offices, Pomona Depot,   installed at Council facilities       Rufous Street
                                              Noosaville Depot, Peregian Community House, and                                                 Stage 3
                                              libraries

                                             Amending the Noosa Plan 2020 to include                    Number of EV charging stations in   Ongoing
                                              requirements for new multi-residential and non-             Noosa Shire
                                              residential developments for carparking areas to be
                                                                                                         EVs factored into development
                                              ‘EV ready’.
                                                                                                          requirements

                                                                                                         % increase in electric vehicle
                                                                                                          ownership

 Theme 5- Healthy and resilient natural systems and carbon sequestration
 5.1 Increase revegetation, ecosystems       Develop an urban greening program for streets and          % urban canopy cover                Year 2
        restoration and urban greening        public spaces that increases tree canopy cover, native
        to increase carbon drawdown,          vegetation and biodiversity, as well as to increase                                             (subject to
        reduce urban heating and              carbon drawdown and reduce urban heating.                                                       budget)
        support ecosystem and species         Investigate how implementation could be funded
        resilience                            through an alternative revenue source. eg Trees for
                                              Tourism.

                                             Prepare a Climate Change Ecosystem Vulnerability           Change in estimated annual          Year 1
                                              and Carbon Drawdown Assessment to help prioritise           carbon drawdown by Noosa
                                              revegetation and restoration of high priority               vegetation


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