2020-08-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   11 AUGUST 2020




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           11 AUGUST 2020

             Alignment with Corporate Plan implementation
             The CCRP will set out a whole of shire climate change response to help prepare for climate change and to
              achieve net zero emissions for Council and the community. This is consistent with the Corporate Plan’s
              key focus area to: ‘plan our response to climate change’. It also aligns with strategies and targets
              expressed in council’s Environment Strategy 2019.
             The scope of the CCRP is to articulate the programs and activities that Noosa Council will implement to
              achieve the target set in the Environment Strategy that “Noosa Council operations and service activities,
              and the Noosa community as a whole, will reach net zero emissions by 2026”.
             The CCRP will outline the activities that Council will continue to undertake for its own operations to
              achieve net zero emissions. It will also outline the role of Council in assisting the Noosa community
              achieve net zero emissions by 2026 and the associated activities it will implement to help achieve this
             goal. It will recognise that Council requires participation by different levels of government and the
              community as a whole to achieve the community target.
             The CCRP will carry forward the intent of Council's 2019 Climate Emergency Declaration and set
             timelines to reflect the urgency of action need on climate change.
              In terms of adaptation responses, the CCRP will take a sector-based approach to understanding climate
              tisk and determining appropriate interventions to build resilience and mitigate risks. Setting in place this
              risk-based framework will also increase Noosa’s preparedness and resilience to current day disruptions
              and extreme events.

              Principles or Frameworks
              Noosa Council Sustainability Principles state:
                 Principle 1 - Resources are sustainably managed so that the lifestyle of the community is preserved,
                 without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (consistent with the
                 Brundtland Commission definition of sustainability).
             The principles outlined in the current Zero Emissions Noosa Organisational Strategy 2016-2026 will also
             guide the CCRP:
              e   Leadership by the Council with support of the Community
              e   Acceptance that we have a moral obligation to act
              e   Pursuit of multiple benefits
              e   Action that is prioritized by impact

              Principle 7 of the Noosa Transport Strategy states:
             Align our organisational transport options and usage with Council’s Zero Emissions Strategy.

              Pre-scoping input from internal stakeholders
             The CCRP needs to:
              e   Cover both Council and community emissions
              e   Clearly identify Council’s role in reducing community emissions and mitigating climate risks
              e   Seta clear roadmap for how we intend to achieve zero net emissions by 2026
              e   Provide for close collaboration with ZEN Inc and other community groups to enable greater
                  reductions in community emissions and to identify adaptation actions
              e   Take an action oriented sector based approach to developing a climate response based on the
                  following sectors:
                    -  Households and community (including transport)
                    -__ Business and tourism

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