Climate Change Strategy Phase 1: MidCoast Council
Step 1 – Project and Communications Plan o Conduct a meeting with Council key stakeholders and develop a project plan. Step 2 - Carbon Footprint o Collect data from Council’s energy management platform or billing information o Analyse interval data o Develop a carbon footprint for Council operations Step 3 – Stakeholder Engagement o Set up meetings with key stakeholders across Council o Set up and conduct site visits across key sites at Council Step 4 – Initial Opportunities o Develop draft opportunities in excel for discussion with stakeholders o Circulate these opportunities to Council staff for input, discussion and prioritisation Step 5 – Business Case Development o Model solar PV business cases o Assess energy efficiency opportunities o Discuss transport and renewable energy Power Purchasing Agreement options Step 6 – Action Plans o Develop short, medium and long-term action plans for Council Step 7 – Climate Change Strategy o Develop and distribute a draft report for review by Council stakeholders o Adjust the draft report as well as opportunities based on comments and feedback from Council stakeholders to develop and distribute a final report o Conduct a workshop/presentation to management/Councillors
2.3 Climate adaptation strategy
FIGURE 5: APPROACH TO DEVELOPING COUNCIL’S CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGY
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