2020-12-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  8 DECEMBER 2020


REPORT
1.    INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this report is present Council’s carbon footprint for the financial year 2019/20 and
to advise of the initiatives undertaken to continue to reduce its emissions.
Noosa Council’s Zero Emissions Organisational Strategy 2016-2026 (“ZEN Strategy”) aims to
achieve an ambitious net zero emissions target by 2026.
This report outlines Council’s achievements in accordance with the principles and key actions
outlined in the Zero Emissions Noosa Organisational Strategy 2016-2026, the ZEN Organisational
Action Plan 2017-2020 and Council’s pledges under the Cities Power Partnership (CPP).
As a member of the Cities Power Partnership (CPP), Council pledged to take action and report on
the following key actions:
1.    Install renewable energy (solar PV and battery storage) on Council buildings;
2.    Support community facilities accessing renewable energy through incentives, support or
      grants;
3.    Implement landfill gas methane flaring or capture for electricity generation;
4.    Adopt best practice energy efficiency measures across all Council buildings, and support
      community facilities to adopt these measures; and
5.    Encourage sustainable transport use (public transport, walking and cycling) through Council
      transport planning and design.
2.    ZERO EMISSIONS NOOSA ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY 2016-2026
Key Action 1: Council will continue to improve its knowledge and data collection. It will
measure emissions using credible measurement tools.
Council’s 2019/20 carbon footprint has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
Climate Active Carbon Neutral Standard for Organisations1 and national legislation and relevant
international standards. These included:
     National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008,
       Compilation No. 10, Registered 1 July 2018
     Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, 2004
     GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard, 2011
The organisational emissions inventory, also known as a “carbon footprint”, is defined in
accordance with section 2.3.1 of the Climate Active Standard using an “operational control”
approach. For an organisation, the emissions boundary must include all relevant emissions
sources. This includes all emissions under the direct control or ownership of an organisation as
well as emissions that are a consequence of the organisation’s activities but outside of its direct
ownership or control.
The entities included in the Noosa Council’s carbon footprint cover its administration and
operations across the Shire and includes the following Council operated facilities:
   The J
   Noosa Aquatic Centre
   Noosa Leisure Centre
   Noosa Day Respite Centre
   Noosa River Holiday Park
   Boreen Point Holiday Park
   Noosa North Shore Campground
   Peregian Beach Digital Hub
   Noosa Landfill.

1 Previously known as the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) for Organisations.


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