NB: This module prepares councils for both the CCP-Mitigate and CCP-Adapt streams.

Outcomes:

• Understanding of climate change science and how climate change relates to your council and local community.
• Understanding of climate-related risks and impacts, and opportunities for local government action.
• Understanding of federal and state government policy settings on climate change.
• Understanding of greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting.
• Understanding of the international movement of local governments taking action on climate change.
• Understanding of climate actions being implemented by Australian local governments.
• Increased political and/or senior management support and commitment to climate change mitigation and adaptation planning.

Download:

•  CCP-IA Council Preparation information sheet [PDF 120 KB]

Outcomes:

• Council staff trained in greenhouse gas accounting procedures and cross-council engagement strategies.
• Council staff trained in developing a process to complete a greenhouse gas emission inventory for council operations and the local community.
• Baseline and forecast emission inventories are established for council operations and the local community.
• Greenhouse gas emission inventories are evaluated, analysed and reported to council.

Download:

• CCP-Mitigate Module 1 information sheet [PDF 115 KB]

Outcomes:

• Cross-council engagement to foster support for greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
• Establish greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and timelines for council operations and the local community.
• Increased understanding of practical and achievable short-, medium- and long-term opportunities for emission reductions in council operations and the local community.
• Development of climate change mitigation action plan and overview of expected outcomes from implementation of plan.
• Commitment to integrating action plan goals, objectives and actions into relevant council operational policies.

Download:

• CCP-Mitigate Module 2 and 3 information sheet [PDF 115 KB]

Outcomes:

• Council’s demonstrated ability to successfully implement climate change mitigation actions.
• Council training in calculating greenhouse gas emission reductions of council initiatives.
• Enhanced monitoring and measurement of climate change mitigation actions.
• Quantified evidence of greenhouse gas abatement and progression towards emissions reduction goals.  
• Council is ready to report internally and externally on performance in climate change mitigation.

Download:

• CCP-Mitigate Module 4 information sheet [PDF 115 KB]

Outcomes:

• Update council staff on CCP-Mitigate.
• Re-inventory of council’s greenhouse gas emissions.
• Review of current action plan.
• Cross-council review of implementation of abatement actions, data compilation and new abatement action opportunities.
• Climate change mitigation action plan is revised and adopted.

Download:

• CCP-Mitigate Module 5 information sheet [PDF 115 KB]