2019-06-11 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Environment Strategy

 Strategy 4.1: Reduce emissions and resource consumption


 Target                                                                    We have significant opportunities and resources to
                                                                           reduce emissions at a greater rate than other regions.
 Noosa Council operations and service activities, and                      Therefore a more ambitious target can be pursued,
 the Noosa community as a whole, will reach zero net                       reviewed and updated as the science dictates. Council
 emissions by 2026                                                         has set a target to achieve net zero emissions for its
                                                                           operations by 2026, down from 50,000 tonne of CO2 per
 In 2016, Noosa Council joined 13 other local                              year in 2017/18. This involves:
 organisations in signing the Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN)
 Community Collaborative Partnership Memorandum                             •   calculating emissions in accordance with the
 of Understanding. These groups included the Noosa                              National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS)
 Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Tourism Noosa,                             •   reducing emissions though emission avoidance,
 University of the Sunshine Coast and several local                             energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy
 environmental groups. The goal of the ZEN initiative is
 to achieve zero net greenhouse emission in the Noosa                       •   offsetting residual emissions.
 Shire by 2026, through effective engagement with the                      Council has implemented a Zero Emissions Noosa
 community, industry and government. The MOU provides                      Organisational Strategy 2016-2026 to establish a
 a shared commitment to this goal to reduce emissions                      decision-making framework to provide a cost-effective
 and work together towards a Zero Emissions Noosa.                         way forward for Council to achieve net zero emissions for
                                                                           its own operations by 2026.
 Noosa Shire is vulnerable to the predicted impacts of
 climate change and not only is it in Council’s and the                    About 65% of total emissions result from the landfill,
 community’s interest to contribute to global mitigation of                where organic matter such as green waste, paper and
 those impacts by reducing our emission of greenhouse                      food waste decomposes under anaerobic conditions and
 gases, governments have a duty of care to take action                     produce methane. Methane is 28 times more potent a
 and consider the impacts of climate change in all its                     greenhouse gas than CO2.
 decision making.



                         Noosa Council's Operations Carbon Footprint 2017/2018
                                                                     2%

                                                              5%




                                              31%



                                                                                   55%


                                                      6%




                                  Fuels    Landfill    Electricity        Embedded emissions   Other




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