The Borough of Queenscliffe’s Climate Emergency Response Plan (CERP)
The aim of QCAN is to work closely with Council and the community to support us all in delivering the goals and actions contained in our Climate Emergency Response Plan (CERP).
In partnership we have agreed to work together on the following, ambitious targets:
1. Our community’s electricity consumption will be matched by a 100% renewable electricity supply by 2025
Acknowledging that electricity is one of the most significant contributors to emissions and one of the easiest to improve, we will be more efficient in consumption and source all of our community’s electricity from renewable sources, either locally generated or imported by 2025. Where it is unavoidable for non-renewable supply to be used, this will be matched and offset by our community’s ability to export the surplus electricity we produce.
2 . Our community’s energy needs will be matched by a 100% renewable energy supply by 2027
In addition to electricity as an energy source, our community also relies on gas and wood for heating, hot water and cooking. We will reduce our reliance on these fuels as far as possible, improve our energy efficiency and match our overall energy consumption with a completely renewable supply by 2027. This means that even where gas or wood is still used, we will offset that usage with the generation and export of surplus renewable energy.
3 . Our community will have transitioned to a Zero Carbon Community by 2031
Carbon emissions across all sectors of our community - energy, transport, land use, waste and wastewater - will be reduced, drawn down or offset so that our community produces zero-net emissions by 2031.
Underpinning these targets is a commitment to ensure that we support the most disadvantaged members of the community through this process by assessing the impacts and benefits of all actions. These targets will be achieved through a variety of actions, including specific actions for Council and actions for our community that sit under eight Pillars. These Pillars were developed by the Community Panel.
Wadawurrung Country, Cultural Heritage and Values
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Buildings
Sustainable Transport
Mobilisation, Education and Collaboration
Adaptation and Resilience
Consumption and Waste
Environmental Regeneration
The actions that sit under these Pillars are reviewed by Council every two years. At the five year mark (2026) a major review of the full Plan will take place. All these reviews will be conducted in partnership with the community and Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation to ensure we are on track for success to meet each of the target dates. We will ensure these targets align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG’s). For more detail see page 69 and Appendix A: The Borough of Queenscliffe Climate Emergency Response Plan & SDGs.
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