Local governments, NGER and the CPRS

6 April 2009

The CCP Queensland State Forum - Local Governments, the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) was hosted by Brisbane City Council.

The forum provided elected members, managers and council officers the opportunity to increase their understanding the NGER Act, the proposed CPRS and the implications for the local government sector.

The event featured speakers from Federal, State and Local Government as well as specialist consultants working on climate change mitigation policy and policy responses. With the attendance of the Department of Climate Change, this enabled participants to receive direct responses to complex policy questions and concerns, and to express their views on the draft CPRS legislation.

Participants also heard about the Carbon Neutral Communities research project and upcoming GHG mitigation and CPRS work by the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ).

Cr Krista Adams, Member for Wishart (Environment, Parks & Sustainability Committee) formally opened the event, with attendees reporting a high level of satisfaction with the content presented, format of the event, and in particular, the opportunity to have their questions answered. The full-capacity attendance demonstrated the importance of this issue to Councils.

ICLEI Oceania would like to thank the speakers for giving their time on the day. Key Speakers at the forum included:

• An introduction to NGERS and the CPRS [PDF, 1.6 MB]
  Darryl Patching, Maunsell AECOM

• Introduction to ecoFund Queensland and CPRS Auction Simulation Project [PDF, 1.2 MB]
  Angus McDonald, Director Qld EPA EcoFund

• CPRS and Local Governments [PDF, 1.1 MB]
  Serena Ritchie, Department of Climate Change

• The implications of the CPRS on Local Governments' Management of Waste [PDF, 730 KB]
  Adrian Smith, Brisbane City Council

• What role for local government in community emissions reduction? [PDF, 2.9 MB]
  Cathryn Hamilton, University of South Australia 

• LGAQ and Carbon Management [PDF, 334 KB]
  Malcolm Petrie, Local Government Association, Queensland

For further information, please contact the CCP Queensland State Manager, Luke Reade.