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Project Minutes | Blockchain SIG | Blockchain TED Videos | IBM Blockchain for Diamond Ind | RUBAC Video | RUBAC Projects | Disclaimer | Copyright Home | A: Exec Sum | B: Our Inner West | C: Our Approach | D: Current Emissions | E: Key Areas Focus | Ea: Community Emis | Eb: Council Emis | F: Implementation INNER WEST COUNCIL DRAFT "CLIMATE+RENEWABLES STRATEGY [CaRS]" Responding to the Climate Emergency - Climate Change Mitigation - August 2019 C OUR APPROACH Developing this strategy involved: C1 Understanding the context International, national, state and local. C2 Using the right tools Using best practice methods to quantify emissions. C3 Conducting thorough research Analysing greenhouse gas emissions from the Inner West community and from Council operations to identify opportunities for change. C4 Engaging with others Drawing on expertise from Council, the community and across Sydney, NSW and Australia to identify the most effective actions for Council to lead -- included background reports, site energy audits, discussions with state government, local experts and academics. C1. Understanding the Climate Emergency To avoid the worst consequences of climate change, the Paris Agreement seeks to limit the increase in global temperatures to well below 2 degrees, pursue efforts to limit the rise to 1.5 degrees and to achieve net-zero emissions, globally, by the second half of the century. To stay below1.5°C, carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere must not exceed a certain amount - referred to as the global carbon budget. If annual global greenhouse gas emissions remain at current levels, the global carbon budget will be used up within less than a decade and human-driven warming will exceed 1.5°C sometime between 2030 and 2052.[1] ^[1] The good, the bad and the ugly: Limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C. Authors: Professor Will Steffen, Dr Martin Rice, Professor Lesley Hughes and Dr Annika Dean. The window of opportunity is fast closing - global emissions need to be cut by 45% on 2010 levels by 2030 to prevent exceeding 1.5°C and the worst impacts of climate change. Figure 2 below, taken from the NSW Climate Policy Framework, shows that significantly more ambitious commitments, including from Australia, are needed globally to achieve the Paris Agreement's temperature and emissions objectives, with current policies putting us on a dangerous pathway to at least 4ºC warming globally by the end of this century. Figure 2: Global emission trajectories: objectives, pledges and current policies under the Paris Agreement (NSW Climate Change Policy Framework). Figure 3: Inner West Council Carbon Emissions Inventory Boundary (included and excluded emissions) C2. Using the right tools A Corporate Emissions The boundary used for the Inner West Council carbon footprint is shown in Figure 3. All emissions for which Council is directly responsible are included; transport fuels, natural gas consumption, refrigerant losses and electricity consumption for facilities and street lights. Supply chain emissions like water, paper and IT equipment, food and catering expenses, the generation of waste from Council operations, third-party travel like taxis, as well as expenses for postage and couriers also form part of the carbon footprint. Excluded emissions are those that are not material or where data is currently difficult to obtain. Inner West Council will work on improving the capture of supply chain emissions data (Scope 3 emissions) to give greater insight into the carbon impact of Council. Inner West Council recognises that these could make a material impact on its footprint and increase the number of offsets required. Council will regularly review projected carbon offset pricing to inform the long-term strategy and budget. B Community Emissions The Inner West community carbon inventory follows the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC). The GPC is used by local government and cities around the world for accounting and reporting city-wide greenhouse gas emissions. It seeks to ensure consistent and transparent measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions between cities, following internationally recognised greenhouse gas accounting and reporting principles. Australia's response to the Paris Agreement was to set a goal for greenhouse gas emissions of 5% below 2000 levels by 2020 and 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. NSW has a target of Net Zero Emissions by 2050. C3 Conducting thorough research This Strategy has been informed by studies and research from experienced and well-respected groups and individuals: a Pathway to a Carbon Neutral Council Assessment of the Inner West Council's carbon footprint based on; site inspections, a detailed technical report and recommended actions by 100% Renewables. The Pathway was peer reviewed by Mark Diesendorf, University of NSW b Inner West Pathway to Zero Emissions (Kinesis) Quantifies and describes the Inner West community carbon footprint, models future scenarios, considers Council's areas of influence, and makes recommendations for key actions that support community emissions reduction. c Measuring Consumption Emissions Inner West Residents (Sydney University) - quantifies the impact of household consumption on carbon emissions and highlights the importance of taking a holistic approach to carbon reduction by Inner West Council beyond focusing on energy, transport and waste. d Opportunities for Community Energy in Inner West Council (Community Power Agency) Recommendations on how Council can foster community energy, specifically focussing on Inner West as an inner urban NSW council. Each background report is available for viewing here - (as at Fri 25 Oct 2019 the web-page does not exist) C4. Seeking opportunities In addition to the experts engaged in the research, Council has been speaking with a range of experts and community members to learn about opportunities including: 1 350.org 2 Australian Youth Climate Coalition 3 Business Renewables Centre -Australia 4 Climate Change Balmain Rozelle 5 Climate Council Cities Power Partnership 6 CORENA 7 Curtin University 8 Department of Planning and Environment, NSW Government 9 Greater Sydney Commission a Green Building Council of Australia b Inner West Community Energy Group c Inner West Council Environmental Advisory Group (formerly Environment Strategic Reference Group) d Inner West Council staff from Strategic Planning, Resource Recovery, Urban Ecology, Community and Culture, Urban Sustainability e Inner West Sustainable Schools Network f Institute of Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney g Marrickville Youth Resource Centre h Moreland City Council i Moreland Energy Foundation/Positive Charge j Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW Government k Open Cities l Our Energy Future Councils m Pingala Community Energy n RMIT (David Meiklejohn) o ShineHub p Solar my School q Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils r SunTenants s The Australian Photovoltaic Institute t Total Environment Centre u University of New South Wales & Low Carbon Living CRC v Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick Councils; Solar my School w Inner West Community Energy Volunteers at the 2018 Footprints EcoFestival E Key Emails E2 Sat 20 Apr 2019 Biogas Digester option for Refugee Sanitation Project R References R4 2014-11-07 IBM "Blockchain" solution for the Diamond Industry Video R3 1997 Lessons from a Dozen Years of Group Support Systems Research - 4,000 IBM projects R2 Sir Evelyn de Rothschild - Director De Beers 1977-1994 & IBM UK 1972-1995 R1 1987-04-23 RUBAC Automatic eProcess Synchronisation Video

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