2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   12 DECEMBER 2017




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             12 DECEMBER 2017

           COUNCIL POLICY - CLIMATE CHANGE

           Council commits to ensuring that the community, Councillors and staff are updated whenever
           material changes to this policy occur, in accordance with Council’s Community Engagement Policy.
           Council will provide clear, consistent and transparent climate change information which
           demonstrates best practice scientific knowledge. Council officers will address climate change
           considerations (whether mitigation or adaptation), where applicable, in reports to Council.
           ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

           The   Director Environment and     Sustainable  Development is    responsible for   leading the
           implementation and review of this policy and ensuring it remains current and fit-for-purpose.
           SUPPORTING NOOSA COUNCIL DOCUMENTS

           Asset Management Policy 2016
           Business Continuity Management Policy 2015
           Community Engagement Policy 2017
           Corporate Plan 2017-2037
           Emission Reduction Policy 2016
           Environmental Management Policy 2016
           Financial Sustainability Policy 2017
           Health & Safety Policy Statement 2016
           Risk Management Policy 2014
           Tree Management on Public Land Policy 2015
           The Noosa Plan 2006 — 2021
           Zero Emissions Organisational Strategy 2016 - 2026
           DEFINITIONS

           Adaptation: Regarding climate change, adaptation is the process of adjustment to actual or
           expected climate and its effects. It seeks to moderate or avoid harm or exploit beneficial
           opportunities.
           Climate: Relates to the average weather over various timescales, including over a period of months
           up to millions of years.
           Climate Change: refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g. using
           statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or variability of its properties, and that persists for an
           extended period.
           Hazard: the potential occurrence of a natural or human-induced event, trend or impact that may
           cause damage, including loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, and
           ecosystems.
           Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Established by the United Nations, the IPCC is the
           leading international body for the assessment of climate change, with representatives from 195
           countries.

           Mitigation: A human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases.
           Resilience: The capacity of social, economic, and environmental systems to cope with a hazardous
           event, trend, or disturbance, responding or reorganising in ways that maintain their essential
           function, identity, and structure, while also maintaining the capacity for adaptation, learning, and
           transformation.

           Risk: is the potential for consequences where something of value is at stake and where the outcome
           is uncertain, recognising the diversity of values. Risk is often represented as probability of

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