Leading by example: 

Leading local councils 

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Local Councils can take a lead in transitioning their communities by ensuring their own facilities are efficient and they can support businesses in their community who also want to make transitions.  Examples of communities already taking the lead can be found here.

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Value Adding

Become more ecoefficient

Build capacity

Foster innovation 

Robust infrastructure 

Climate adaptation

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Value Adding

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​Resource and energy recovery

• Circular economy 

• Waste markets ​ ​

  • Reuse

  • Non-organic Recycling

  • Organic Recycling

  • Waste to energy

    • Waste to fuel

    • Waste to power

    • Waste to gas

    • Waste to heat

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Carbon credits

• Energy efficiency

• Facilities

• Landfill gas and alternative waste treatment 

• Transports

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Branding

• Clean and green & provenance 

• Regional branding

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Adopting new technology​

• Utilities

  • Drone inspections 

  • Smart grid meters (usage data and demand prediction)

  • Sensors of preventative maintenance and failure prediction  

• Local Government & Infrastructure

  • GPS control of lighting 

  • Adaptive lighting 

  • Waste management 

• ​Transport

  • Traffic management 

  • Sensors for optimal fuel consumption, driver behaviour and maintenance

• Buildings​

  • Energy and water management systems

  • Smart appliances

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Become more ecoefficient

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ecoBiz

For Queensland companies that want to become more efficient contact us at cleangrowthchoices@gmail.com and we will arrange a free personalised one-on-one ecoBiz coaching session.  Visit ecoBiz for more information. 

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Industry sectors ​ 

For manuals, toolkits, research and case studies on ecoefficiency in production, manufacturing, processing and retail visit The Ecoefficiency Group resources page.

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Develop robust infrastructure and sustainable transport

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Buildings

• Ratings schemes

• Low Carbon Building Codes

• Low carbon materials & paints

• Energy efficient buildings

• Water efficient buildings

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Regional ​Transport

• Regional transport plans

• Sustainable freight

• Logistics

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​Transport choices

• Low carbon vehicles

• ​Public and Active Transport

• Car Sharing

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Low carbon infrastructure

• Quick chargers

• Hydrogen stations

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Large scale renewable energy projects

• Large Scale Renewable Energy

• Community Energy Projects

• Microgrids

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Build capacity and foster innovation 

 

Capacity building

• Digital connectivity​

• Education

  • Skills to career pathways

  • Mentoring

  • Regional and remote learning

  • Case studies

• Leadership development

• Individual behavioural change 

• Social inclusion

 

Fostering innovation​

• Innovation ecosystems

  • Innovation hubs

  • Connectivity 

  • Collaboration 

  • Leadership

  • Communities of practice

 

Adapt to extreme heat and weather events

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• Urban mitigation of the impacts of extreme heat

  • General resources & policy

  • Green spaces, roofs and walls 

  • Cool materials

  • Shading structures

  • Evaporative cooling and earth cooling

 

• Building capacity to withstand extreme climate events

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• Build Back Better

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