At its August Ordinary Council Meeting, Council endorsed the adoption of the City's Climate Change Response Plan.
This Plan acts as a revision of the City's Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan, providing an update on the City's progress, and setting revised climate targets and actions.
The five revised targets within the Plan are:
Maintain certification as a carbon neutral organisation annually from 2020–2035.
Achieve 100% electrification of all City-owned facilities by 2035 and maintain 100% renewable electricity in all City owned sites (excluding leased properties).
Reduce total energy consumption (electricity and natural gas) by 25 percent by 2030, compared to a FY 2018/19 baseline.
Reduce fuel consumption from heavy fleet vehicles by 10% by 2030 compared to a FY 2019/20 baseline and maintain an average of 50 g CO2-e per km or lower for the light fleet.
Reduce total corporate emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to a FY2019/20 baseline of 3,225.81 t CO2-e and achieve net zero corporate emissions by 2040.
This Plan is subject to review every four years, with the next review due before the end of 2029.
