Over the last several years Council has been working to reduce its own emissions. Since 2016, Council has had in place a Zero Emissions Organisational Strategy for the Council’s operations to achieve zero net emissions by 2026.
In this time, we’ve successfully achieved the following:
- Installation of over 600 kW solar PV across Council owned and operated buildings and facilities
- Improved energy efficiency of air conditioning systems for Council facilities
- Changed hundreds of lights to energy efficient LEDs
- Worked to improve waste management and the efficiency of the landfill gas extraction at the Noosa landfill site
- Provided grants to community groups for solar and energy efficiency projects
- Provided a free solar advice hotline and education programs for households and businesses through the Australian Energy Foundation
- Partnered with ZEN Inc on a range of initiatives including solar for business, the electric vehicle expo and Race to Zero school program.
