Sunshine Coast Council takes positive action on Climate Change
“The Energy Transition Plan—which supports the Sunshine Coast Climate Change and Peak Oil Strategy—maps out the path to get there and sets energy conservation, low carbon energy generation, demand management and fuel reduction targets not only for council, but for the whole Sunshine Coast.”….
Council fast tracking its energy change, My Sunshine Coast, 14 Dec 10, Energy efficient buildings, roof-top Solar PV, and using renewable fuels are three ‘spearhead’ projects that have kick started Sunshine Coast Council’s transition to a clean energy organisation.
These three spearhead projects were highlighted following the adoption of the Sunshine Coast Energy Transition Plan 2010-2020, which details how the Sunshine Coast can begin the transition to a low carbon and low oil economy……
“The Energy Transition Plan—which supports the Sunshine Coast Climate Change and Peak Oil Strategy—maps out the path to get there and sets energy conservation, low carbon energy generation, demand management and fuel reduction targets not only for council, but for the whole Sunshine Coast.”….Council’s actions so far include:
• increasing energy efficiency
• internal energy audits completed for 10 key sites
• a range of energy efficiency initiatives are being implemented ( eg. 6 computer data centres being reduced to 2)
• increasing renewable energy generation
• Solar PV being installed on libraries, visitor centres, quad park grandstand, community halls
• Investigating renewable waste to energy options
• using renewable fuels………..
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