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Submission: Zero Carbon Moreland Action Plan 2020-2025
Moreland Zero Carbon action Plan 2020-2025
We welcome the work Council staff have put into the development of a Zero Carbon Moreland Action Plan 2020/21-3024/25, building upon the Moreland Zero Carbon 2040 Framework (Doc). This is a substantial and well thought out Framework plan.
We appreciate that we have already had an opportunity to substantially contribute in the plan preparation through the Brains Trust workshops.
The following points are offered to further improve the plan.
Executive Summary highlighted points:
- Energy Transition: concern over timing of transition of aquatic centres from fossil gas
- Sustainable Transport: Advocacy on Flying Less and aviation emissions
- Sustainable Transport: Support for new Low Carbon mobility solutions
- Sustainable Transport: Support for Hydrogen and low emissions Fuels
- Sustainable Transport: Active Transport differentiation of walking and cycling needs
- Waste and Consumption: Stronger and earlier advocacy on plant based diets
- Waste and Consumption: Urban Community Food Production
- Drawdown: Moreland’s Urban Forest
- Drawdown: Advocacy for retention of high carbon forests in Melbourne hinterland
- Drawdown: Cities for Forests
- Drawdown: Investigate Opportunities for biochar
- Measurement: Public reporting on per capita and total emissions for Moreland
John Englart
Convenor
Climate Action Moreland
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Reviewing Moreland’s Zero Carbon Evolution Plan
We are approaching the first year end of Moreland Council’s Zero Carbon Moreland plan to cut community emissions by 22 per cent by 2020. What achievements have been made? Does the plan need tweaking? Is the target sufficient?
We received an invitation to attend an event by Moreland City Council and the Moreland Energy Foundation and we are extending this invite to you our readers.
Here are the details:
When: 4pm – 7pm Wednesday 3 June 2015
Where: at the Plumbing Industry Climate Action Centre, 6/306-312 Albert Street, Brunswick
RSVP by 29 May to: civicevents@moreland.vic.gov.au
» » Join us in celebrating our Local Climate Leaders
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4.00-5.00pm Celebration of Local Climate Leaders
Addresses by:
Hon Lily D’Ambrosio
Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources
Mayor Cr Meghan Hopper
5.00-5.30pm Refreshments and networking
5.30-7.00pm Community Q&A panelSpecial Guests
Hon Lily D’Ambrosio
(Victorian Minister for
Energy and Resources)
May 20, 2015 at 11:28 pm morelandclimategroup Leave a comment
Meeting with Moreland Councillors to discuss Zero Carbon Moreland plan
As many of you may be aware City of Moreland’s strategy for reducing emissions in the municipality by 22 per cent by 2020 was launched last year – See my report of the launch.
Councillors Lenka Thompson and Samantha Ratnam invite residents to their Ward meeting on Tuesday the 21st April 2015 7pm at Coburg Library meeting room (corner Victoria and Louisa Streets) to discuss Council’s plan to make the Moreland community carbon neutral through the Zero Carbon Evolution strategy.
When: 7pm, Tuesday 21 April 2015
Where: Coburg Library Meeting Room, Corner Victoria and Louisa Streets, Coburg.
Come along to hear Paul Murfitt, CEO from The Moreland Energy Foundation, and discuss how we can work together to combat climate change. Some members of Climate Action Moreland will also be attending too.
You can download and read City of Moreland’s plan: Zero Carbon Evolution (PDF).
Moreland Council plan to cut community emissions 22 per cent by 2020
At the Coburg Carnivale, the Zero Carbon Evolution strategy plan was launched by Moreland Council Mayor Cr Lambros Tapinos, Wills Federal MP Kelvin Thomson and Brunswick State MP Jane Garrett. The strategy aims for community greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 22 per cent by 2020.
Cr Lambros Tapinos formally launched the plan saying:
“Zero Carbon evolution is a practical plan for how the Moreland Community can reduce our carbon emissions by 22 per cent by the year 2020. It was developed in a partnership between Council and Moreland Energy Foundation. If we can achieve the ambitious goals set out in this strategy the Moreland community will well and truly be on track to become a zero carbon city and do our fair share to respond to the challenges of climate change.
“Council has a proud history of action on climate change and has achieved carbon neutral status for our own corporate operations. We have done this since 2012. The Moreland Energy Foundation has over 13 years of experience at working with the Moreland Community to reduce carbon emissions. Zero Carbon Evolution signals a new era in community action on climate change in Moreland. Council and MEFL working in partnership are committed to work to support and assist the community in reducing their carbon footprint.
“I encourage each and every one of you to consider what you can do to play a part in creating a zero carbon city here in Moreland. Maybe it is putting solar panels on your roof, insulating your home or choosing to replace some short car trips with either walking or cycling, but we can all do our bit.”
Watch the speech of Cr Lambros Tapinos:
Also speaking after Cr Tapinos was Federal MP for Wills Kelvin Thomson who brought some international dimension to the subject saying the real significance at the UN Climate summit wasn’t the absence of the Prime Minister but the negotiations and statements from US President Barack Obama and the high level Chinese delegation on climate action.
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Climate Action Merribek: people in Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner and Glenroy wanting action on climate change 