The Greater Geelong community values
- Economically healthy and environmentally responsible businesses;
- Clean energy solutions;
- Attracting renewable energy industries to the region;
- Easy access to recycling;
- Innovative approaches and resilience to climate change;
- The community adopting sustainable practices.
Success will be achieved by
- Investment in renewable energy industries and research;
- Plan and deliver a reduction of carbon emissions;
- Community education about the local impacts of climate change;
- Assist new and existing business to adapt to clean technology;
- Identify new best practice standards for water efficiency and management;
- Moving to a zero-waste community;
- Encourage economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible business practices.
Measures of success
- Progress towards the target
- Progress away from the target
- No change
- Baseline data only
What we’re aiming for by 2047 | Current trend towards success | Current data |
|---|---|---|
Carbon emissions - Greater Geelong being a carbon neutral city-region. Note: Change in emissions figure from previously reported due to inclusion of fugitive emissions category. | 3,773,000 tonnes CO2–emissions total (2022–23) 3,878,000 tonnes CO2–emissions total (2021–22) Emissions have decreased 3% (105,000 tonnes from 2021–22). |
