GOSFORD CITY COUNCIL CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION STRATEGY

摘要

Greenhouse gas (GHG) and energy management is becoming a major issue for Gosford City Council (GCC) in terms of corporate commitments, energy related operational costs and management of assets. This is being driven by increasing costs, new technologies and higher expectations from community and regulators. In response to this, WorleyParsons was engaged by GCC (November, 2010) to assist in the preparation of the Climate Change Mitigation Strategy (CCMS). The project involved identification of GCC and the local government area (LG/1 carbon footprints, business-as-usual emissions forecast to 2025, identification and assessment of carbon abatement opportunities based on triple bottom line approach, a renewable energy roadmap and development of the CCMS. A total of 248 carbon abatement opportunities were identified during a series of workshops. After screening, 36 opportunities were assessed in detail and used to generate a series of future carbon emission trajectories under different scenarios for Council consideration. The final CCMS was approved in August 2012. It commits to a carbon reduction target of 20% at 2025 based on 2010 levels. The target is based on a selection of 16 abatement opportunities comprising energy efficiency, renewable energy, GHG capture and destruction, community abatement programs and demand management opportunities. Business cases for the opportunities will be investigated further to integrate into Council's business as possible future projects. A Carbon Management Response Plan will be developed as part of the CCMS implementation.