{"id":63139,"date":"2022-06-29T08:12:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T21:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=63139"},"modified":"2022-06-29T09:03:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T22:33:42","slug":"wagga-emissions-strategy-mb2533","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wagga-emissions-strategy-mb2533\/","title":{"rendered":"Wagga Council Adopts Corporate Net Zero Emissions 2040 Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wagga<\/p>\n

Wagga Wagga City Council’s amended Corporate Net Zero Emissions 2040 Strategy is good to go after being adopted on Monday.<\/p>\n

Council has previously committed to a corporate target of net zero emissions by 2040 and a community target of net zero by 2050; along with an interim community target of 50% reduction in emissions by 2030.<\/p>\n

In terms of its own emissions, Council\u2019s FY2020 carbon footprint was 86,339 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e). 80% of this came from landfill waste, but electricity usage was the second largest emissions source; contributing 10%. In FY2020, Council consumed 13,221 megawatt-hours of electricity.<\/p>\n

Without any new actions to reduce emissions, there would be some reduction out to 2030 based on current efforts\u00a0 – down to around 80,000 tonnes in that year – but from there it would start creeping up again. And that’s even with NSW grid decarbonisation progress taken into account.<\/p>\n

Wagga Wagga City Council’s Corporate Net Zero Strategy presents recommended actions to avoid, minimise and offset emissions.<\/p>\n

On-Site Solar Energy’s Potential For Reducing Emissions<\/h2>\n

With regard to energy, there could be sunny days ahead for solar power at Council that will not only reduce emissions but also save money.<\/p>\n

To the point of the Strategy’s release, Council had installed solar power systems at 10 of its facilities with total installed capacity of 235 kW. These systems are (along with installation years):<\/p>\n