Atmosphere
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Climate Change Environmental Indicators
Trends
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of the Council’s own
buildings has DECREASED
27% since 2005/06.
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the Council’s corporate fleet has
DECREASED 4% since 2005/06.
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Council’s corporate greenhouse gas emissions from all sources
DECREASED
18.7%
since 2005/06.
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South Australian greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 from all sources
DECREASED
129,000 tonnes or 0.68 per cent on 2009 levels.
Goals
National – Aust Government’s Clean Energy Future Policy 2011
– Reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 5% by 2020, based on
2000 emission levels
– Reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.
South Australian Strategic Plan 2011
Goal: We reduce our greenhouse gas emissions
Target 59: Greenhouse gas emissions reduction
Achieve the Kyoto target by limiting the State’s greenhouse gas emissions to
108% of 1990 levels during 2008-2012, as a first step towards reducing
emissions by 60% (to 40% of 1990 levels) by 2050
(baseline: 1990)
Goal: We adapt to the long term physical changes that climate change
presents.
Target 62: Climate change adaptation
Develop regional climate change adaptation plans in all State Government
regions by 2016
(baseline: 2011)
Tackling Climate Change, South Australia's Greenhouse Strategy 2007-
2020
Tackling Climate Change, South Australia's Greenhouse Strategy 2007-2020
contains a number of objectives, strategies and government actions to reduce
emissions and enhance the state's resilience to a changing climate.
