EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN FOR OUR OPERATIONS 2016 - 2021 - City of Melbourne
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CONTENTS Our Emissions Reduction Plan at a glance 4 List of Figures Executive summary 6 Figure 1: City of Melbourne greenhouse gas emissions 2014-2015 10 Caring for Country and environmental sustainability 8 Figure 2: Our emissions reduction Our commitment to carbon neutrality 9 pathway 2010-2021 11 Emissions reduction target 11 Figure 3: Emissions from City of Melbourne’s large buildings 16 1. Develop a low carbon culture 13 Figure 4: The asset decision cycle 17 2. Celebrate Melbourne without the emissions 14 Figure 5: Organisational boundary for 3. Zero carbon for our buildings 15 City of Melbourne’s carbon inventory 22 4. Queen Victoria Market renewal 18 5. Carbon neutral goods and services 19 6. Zero carbon transport 20 7. Reducing emissions from waste 21 Technical notes 22 Implementation plan 23 References 34 AN ECO CITY We provide solid foundations for the sustainability of Melbourne’s communities. We embrace the unfamiliar if it helps us achieve our ambitions. We continue to encourage our community to take positive actions and we lead by example locally, nationally and globally. Disclaimer This report is provided for information and it does not purport to be complete. While care has been taken to ensure the content in the report is accurate, we cannot guarantee is without flaw of any kind. There may be errors and omissions or it may not be wholly appropriate for your particular purposes. In addition, the publication is a snapshot in time based on historic information which is liable to change. The City of Melbourne accepts no responsibility and disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity on any information contained in this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF melbourne’s TRADITIONAL OWNERS The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the Land. For the Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri), Boonwurrung, Taungurong, Dja Dja Wurrung and the Wathaurung groups who form the Kulin Nation, Melbourne has always been an important meeting place for events of social, educational, sporting and cultural significance. Today we are proud to say that Melbourne is a significant gathering place for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 2 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for our Operations 3
Tonnes of CO2 emissions to be reduced each year OUR EMISSIONS REDUCTION Reduction target achieved Reduction target will be achieved PLAN AT A GLANCE Science-based target to avoid 1.5 degree global Target achieved by street light energy savings temperature rise by 2020–21 Target achieved by building energy savings 17,524 Target achieved by renewable energy How do we maintain carbon neutrality? Target achieved by offsets Being carbon neutral means the net greenhouse gas emissions associated with an organisation’s or city’s activities are equal to zero. Our emission Science-based target to avoid 2 degree global reduction targets temperature rise by 2020–21 Carbon neutrality: total 5,738 annual emissions (2014-15) 45,242 10% reduction by 2018 5,359 Major sources of greenhouse gas emissions from our organisation 29% Buildings 39% 13,138 Street lights 10% other 17,842 4% QVM 4,211 13% 1,928 Citywide 5% Transport 6,030 2,093 The journey so far: 2003 2010 2012 2015 2015 2016 The City of Melbourne set a goal The Australian Government The City of Melbourne achieved The City of Melbourne More than 170 countries committed The Australian Government signed the Paris Climate for its operations to become developed the National Carbon carbon neutral certification for our achieved the target to to the Paris Climate Change Change Agreement. The Victorian Government carbon neutral by 2020, and a Offset Standard (NCOS) and Carbon operations for the NCOS baseline reduce emissions from our Agreement, which set a target to committed to carbon neutrality for the State of Victoria goal for zero net emissions by Neutral Program for organisations. year 2011-12. We have maintained operations by 10 per cent limit global temperature rise to by 2050. The City of Melbourne calculated 2020 across the municipality. certification each subsequent year. compared to 2010-11. under 2oC by and recognised the science-based emission reduction targets for its role of cities for the first time. operations and maintained carbon neutrality. Emissions Reduction Plan for our operations
Executive summary The City of Melbourne acknowledges and respects the customs, traditions the City of Melbourne, contributed a further 13 per cent to total emissions Priorities for action and knowledge of Aboriginal people and the Queen Victoria Market This plan describes the actions we and their unique relationship with the contributed 4 per cent. will take to reduce emissions from land, waterways and sea. We recognise our operations over five years from our shared responsibility to Care for Our emissions reduction target 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2021, in seven Country by addressing the causes of priority areas: climate change that will impact on The 2015 Paris Climate Change present and future generations and Agreement introduced science-based our environment. emission reduction targets to limit 1. Develop a low carbon culture global temperature rise to well below Our Zero Net Emissions by 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 2. Celebrate Melbourne, without 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. It also the emissions 2020 Strategy1 sets clear, recognised, for the first time, the role ambitious objectives to reduce that cities play in reducing emissions. 3. Zero carbon for our buildings our greenhouse gas emissions to maintain carbon neutrality The City of Melbourne has calculated 4. Queen Victoria Market renewal for our operations. the emissions that need to be reduced by our organisation to contribute to this 5. Carbon neutral goods and services Being carbon neutral means the net international effort. We need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated our emissions by 1.5 per cent each 6. Zero carbon transport with an organisation’s or city’s activities year or around 5,738 tonnes of carbon are equal to zero2. dioxide equivalent to avoid a 2°C rise in 7. Reduce emissions from waste global average temperature by 2050. This Emissions Reduction Plan for our We are committed to reporting Operations summarises the actions To do our share to avoid a 1.5°C rise annually to the community on our that the City of Melbourne will take to in global average temperature by progress in delivering these actions. reduce emissions from our activities 2050, we need to do even more, and between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2021, reduce our emissions by approximately The emissions of our organisation are to maintain our carbon neutrality. 4.5 per cent each year, or 17,524 tonnes less than one per cent of municipality- of carbon dioxide equivalent. This is wide emissions. To achieve zero net Each year, the City of Melbourne based on our 2011-12 baseline year for emissions by 2020 for the municipality, measures and publicly reports the the National Carbon Offset Standard. we need other organisations and amount of emissions generated from It is anticipated that these calculations businesses located in the City of our services. We undertake projects to will need to be adjusted in response Melbourne to start the journey toward reduce emissions from our facilities and to the projections of climate scientists, carbon neutrality by first measuring, services, and we purchase high quality particularly in relation to the target then reducing emissions, purchasing certified carbon offsets to ensure that needed to avoid a 1.5°C rise in average renewable energy and offsetting any any remaining emissions are reduced to global temperature. residual emissions. zero. This is called ‘zero net emissions’. Since 2012 the City of Melbourne has The City of Melbourne has met its 2018 By sharing the approach we are been certified as a carbon neutral emissions reduction target of 10 per taking to reduce emissions at the organisation according to the National cent by 2018 compared to the 2010-11 City of Melbourne, we would like to Carbon Offset Standard3. baseline year. encourage other cities to also work toward carbon neutrality. In 2014-15, we generated 45,242 tonnes The actions described in this plan will of carbon dioxide equivalent from our achieve further emission reductions of operations. The emissions from energy 4.5 per cent per year to meet or exceed use in street lights (39 per cent) and the 1.5°C science-based target. buildings (29 per cent) accounted for 68 per cent of the organisation’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The services provided by Citywide, a subsidiary of 1. City of Melbourne Zero Net Emissions by 2020 Strategy Update 2014. 2. The terms ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘zero net emissions’ are interchangeable in meaning. 3. According to the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) organisations report on all emissions within operational control. The Queen Victoria Market is a wholly owned subsidiary and the City of Melbourne is responsible for capital works at the site including the planned $250 million redevelopment. However the City of Melbourne does not have operational control of Citywide’s operations. For that reason, only the services that Citywide supplies to the City of Melbourne are included in the City of Melbourne organisational emissions inventory according to the National Carbon Offset Standard. 6 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for our Operations 7
Caring for country and Our commitment to carbon environmental sustainability neutrality We seek to understand and embrace reconciliation by respecting Sometimes, the term ‘environmental sustainability’ reduces the concept of The increased heatwaves, storms, and floods resulting from climate change The Zero Net Emissions Carbon neutral 2. Transparency in what we do by 2020 strategy includes The City of Melbourne will be and honouring the knowledge held by Aboriginal people about Caring nature to its usefulness as a natural resource. For example, when we will impact on present and future generations and the plants, animals, a commitment to reduce decision-making transparent to stakeholders about for Country. describe energy, water and resource land, water and seasons of Melbourne. emissions and to maintain principles our emissions impact, how we go about reducing that impact and efficiency we are describing nature as This Emissions Reduction Plan describes carbon neutrality for our Caring for Country acknowledges all associated decision-making a commodity to be conserved, but not the actions the City of Melbourne and operations.4 Three essential principles form the processes and assumptions. the responsibility held by present acknowledging the deeper meaning of its stakeholders will take to reduce basis of the City of Melbourne’s Carbon generations to respect the traditional custodianship. Similarly, the concept our contribution to climate change, Being carbon neutral means the net Neutral Strategy, and are incorporated knowledge, custodianship and kinship of ‘triple bottom line’ represents while acknowledging the need to go greenhouse gas emissions associated into every step of our efforts to maintain 3. Cost effectiveness that Aboriginal people have with the a balance between competing further than the environmental, social with an organisation’s or city’s carbon neutrality. The principles are: land and its inhabitants. In the urban The City of Melbourne will prioritise environmental, social and economic and economic ‘pillars’ of environmental activities are equal to zero.5 For an context of Melbourne it is important we actions which achieve the greatest values from an economic perspective sustainability to integrate reconciliation organisation to attain carbon neutral do not reduce Caring for Country to the 1. Compliance with the NCOS Carbon emissions reduction at the lowest cost. without acknowledging the value of into this work. The Emissions Reduction certification it needs to measure mere conservation of natural resources. Neutral Standard animals, plants, rivers and the land in Plan is guided by principles which and report its emissions annually, We need to respect the deep sense traditional terms, or for their own sake. require our decisions to deliver positive take action to reduce emissions and This is considered the Australian 4. Leadership by example of responsibility held for thousands social outcomes. As part of this, purchase certified offsets equivalent Standard for achieving and claiming of years by generations of the Kulin The City of Melbourne will seek to the plan acknowledges the cultural to any remaining emissions. The carbon neutrality for an organisation Nation. It is a holistic approach that deliver an approach to carbon neutrality change needed to support stronger formal requirements are described in or product. emphasises the connections between that demonstrates leadership to the relationships with Aboriginal and Torres the National Carbon Offset Standard cultural, environmental, economic and Melbourne community. Strait Islander people, and to integrate (NCOS) and certified by the Carbon societal systems. 2. Social responsibility an ethic of Caring for Country. Neutral Program. The City of Melbourne must consider 5. Biodiversity This Emissions Reduction Plan the social impact of all decisions to summarises the actions that the City The City of Melbourne will prioritise reduce carbon emissions and in the of Melbourne will take to reduce actions which have a positive impact purchase of offsets. Decisions that its operational emissions between on biodiversity in Melbourne, Australia have positive social outcomes will 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2021. It also and overseas. be prioritised. introduces science-based targets to demonstrate the reduction in 6. Transparency of suppliers 3. Timeliness emissions needed for us to contribute to international efforts to limit global The City of Melbourne will encourage The City of Melbourne became a temperature rise to under 2°C by 2050. our suppliers to be transparent about certified carbon neutral organisation Lastly, it demonstrates how we exceed their emissions impacts, what actions in 2012 and has since maintained these targets to achieve zero net they take to minimise their impacts carbon neutral certification without emissions for our operations. and their associated decision making compromising cost effectiveness processes and assumptions. or quality. The emissions of our organisation are less than one per cent of municipality- These principles ensure the emission In addition to these essential principles, wide emissions. To achieve zero net reduction projects identified in this plan the following important principles are emissions by 2020 for the municipality, will be effective, transparent and cost- taken into consideration where feasible, we need other organisations and effective. They also take into account for all decisions made. The principles, in businesses located in the City of the need to lead by example, have a priority order are: Melbourne to start the journey toward positive impact on biodiversity and carbon neutrality by first measuring, engage our supply chain. 1. Certainty in emissions reduction then reducing emissions, purchasing renewable energy and offsetting any The City of Melbourne will prioritise residual emissions. activities and offsets that deliver a high level of confidence in the resulting By sharing the approach we are taking emissions reductions. to reducing emissions at the City of Melbourne, we seek to encourage other cities, businesses and organisations to take responsibility for their environmental impacts and work toward carbon neutrality. 4. The City of Melbourne Zero Net Emissions wby 2020 Strategy Update 2014 p.4. The baseline year for this target is 2010-11. 5. The terms ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘zero net emissions’ are used interchangeably in this document. 8 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for Our Operations 9
Emissions reduction target Scope of the The remaining 10 per cent of emissions from our operations were generated Paris Climate Change The actions described in this Emissions Reduction Plan demonstrate our 4.5 per cent each year which is 17,524 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent Emissions by the supply of additional goods and services, as well as natural gas, Agreement commitment to the Paris Pledge for Climate Action. based on our 2011-12 baseline year for the National Carbon Offset Standard. Reduction Plan refrigerants and indirect (scope 3) The Paris Climate Change Agreement It is anticipated that these calculations The City of Melbourne reviewed all emissions from waste, and water. introduced a science-based target to limit global temperature rise to under Science-based will need to be adjusted in response to the projections of climate scientists, sources of emissions reported under the National Carbon Offset Standard The Australian Government’s Carbon Neutral program guidelines require 20C by 2050. For the first time, cities, targets particularly in relation to the target needed to avoid a 1.5°C rise in average investors and businesses were formally (NCOS) and prioritised the largest all sources of emissions greater than recognised for the role they play in global temperature. The science-based target for the City of sources of emissions to identify one per cent of total emissions to be reducing greenhouse gas emissions Melbourne’s operations is based on our emission reduction projects. included in the Emissions Reduction Figure 2 illustrates how the City in addition to national efforts. Along share of the emissions that need to be Plan, and no greater than five per of Melbourne will exceed the with many cities, the City of Melbourne reduced to avoid a 1.5°C to 2°C rise in In 2014-15, we generated 45,242 tonnes cent of emissions to be excluded on science-based emission reduction signed the Paris Pledge for Climate average global temperature by 2050. of carbon dioxide equivalent from our that basis. targets, maintaining carbon Action,6 which states: operations. The emissions from energy It was calculated by using the allocation neutrality between 2016-2021. It also use in street lights (39 per cent) and The guidelines also require local “[W]e the undersigned, affirm illustrates that the City of Melbourne of global emissions to the various buildings (29 per cent) accounted for governments to report on indirect our strong commitment to a has achieved its earlier target of a sectors of the Australian economy to 68 per cent of the organisation’s total emissions (called ‘scope 3’ emissions) safe and stable climate in which 10 per cent reduction in emissions by calculate the proportion of emissions greenhouse gas emissions. The supply which relate to the supply chain and temperature rise is limited to under 2018 compared to the 2010-11 baseline.8 that government operations need to chain also includes services identified downstream impacts. Transport 2 degrees Celsius. reduce. A science-based target was with local government operations then developed to compare with our such as the management of recreation 5% We pledge our support to ensuring effort to reduce emissions over the facilities, parks and gardens which 10% Buildings that the level of ambition set by the Transport next five years.7 contribute to our emissions and are 4% agreement is met or exceeded. included within the scope of the 29% For the City of Melbourne’s operations, Emissions Reduction Plan. 5% Streetlights We will do this by taking concrete 10% Buildings we need to reduce our emissions by 13% steps now, and without waiting 1.5 per cent each year or around 5,738 The services provided by Citywide, a 4% for the entry into force of the Transport Citywide tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent subsidiary of the City of Melbourne, 29% agreement in 2020, both individually to avoid the 2°C rise in global average Streetlights contributed a further 13 per cent to total 5% and cooperatively, to reduce temperature. To do our share to emissions. The majority of Citywide’s 10% 13% Buildings QVM greenhouse gas emissions to a safe avoid the 1.5°C rise in global average emissions were generated by diesel 39% level and build resilience against 4% Citywide temperature by 2050 we need to use in the collection of waste and 29% those changes already occurring.” reduce our emissions by approximately Streetlights Other other services. A further five per cent of emissions were generated by the 13% QVM transport fuel from corporate vehicle 39% Citywide fleet and contracted services such as street cleaning, lawn mowing and Other garden maintenance. QVM Figure 1: City of 39%Melbourne greenhouse gas emissions 2014-2015 60,000 The Queen Victoria Market contributed four per cent of total emissions. Other While these are not directly under 50,000 Target to avoid our operational control; the City of Building upgrades 2 degree C rise in global Melbourne is responsible for capital Total emissions (tonnes CO2e) temperature Streetlights Net emissions 10% emission works at the site including the planned 40,000 reduction (offset) renewal project. target met Total emissions (tonnes CO2e) MREP Target to avoid Streetlights 30,000 1.5 degree C rise in global Building Melbourne Renewable Energy Project temperature upgrades QVM carbon neutrality 20,000 Science based target (20C) Science based target (1.50C) est 10,000 Purchase Carbon offsets Carbon neutral target 6. The full text of the Paris Pledge for Climate Action is at: parispledgeforaction.org/read/ 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 7. Further information on the method to allocate emissions is at: sciencebasedtargets.org/ methods/ Figure 2: Our emissions reduction pathway 2010-2021 8. The reporting systems for emissions from our supply chain and subsidiaries also improved over this period. 10 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for Our Operations 11
1. Develop a low carbon culture Emissions reduction In addition to these major work programs, emissions from transport The City of Melbourne is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring The City of Melbourne actively promotes low carbon living to residents Actions over the next pathway fuel will be addressed through the supply chain and vehicle fleets, and our buildings and operations are carbon neutral, because our community in the municipality as part of its Zero Net Emissions by 2020 Strategy. By five years: As represented in Figure 2: Our the number of carbon neutral goods expresses strong support for actions engaging visitors to our community and services increased. Emissions will that address climate change.9 facilities in the actions needed to reduce 1. Integrate Aboriginal emissions reduction pathway 2010-2021, be further reduced through the Queen emissions, we can enhance our efforts knowledge, cultural diversity our main actions to reduce operational Victoria Market renewal program, which Every day, thousands of people attend to reduce emissions and deliver on and social inclusion in the emissions include a program of capital integrates carbon neutral design. or participate in public events, sports community expectations. delivery of the Emissions works to upgrade energy efficiency and entertainment in the municipality. Reduction Plan. and renewable energy in our buildings, We will also purchase electricity from Community members use our libraries, The City of Melbourne has more and the upgrade of street lights to a new supply of renewable energy by childcare and healthcare centres and than 1,400 employees, and a low 2. Promote the City of high efficiency LED technology. The delivering the Melbourne Renewable many other community buildings, and carbon culture will also support the Melbourne’s carbon neutrality Australian Government’s Clean Energy Energy Project. We will then offset any enjoy Melbourne’s beautiful parks and implementation of the plan over and options for patrons at Finance Corporation (CEFC) is financing residual emissions, to ensure that the gardens. These activities, and those the next five years. We conduct our facilities to contribute these programs. City of Melbourne maintains carbon of shoppers, tourists, workers and sustainability basics training as part of to emission reductions neutrality for its operations. commuters all generate greenhouse staff induction, and behaviour change through sustainable choices gas emissions through the energy, programs are run throughout the year for transport, purchases and and transport fuel used to operate, to save energy in our buildings. avoiding waste. clean and maintain facilities and manage waste. In order to successfully implement the 3. Conduct staff training Emissions Reduction Plan we need to and behaviour change As caretakers of public assets, we need regularly monitor and report on our programs to ensure to consider the needs of present and progress to the public, councillors and facilities and equipment future generations, and at the same the executive leadership team. The are operated efficiently. time respect the diversity and cultural Australian Government Carbon Neutral heritage of our community. We need to program also requires us to report 4. Establish internal monitoring ensure that we integrate reconciliation progress annually. and reporting for the and social inclusion into our actions, implementation of the plan. as well as sensitivity to heritage and the needs of the community when 5. Report progress in upgrading our facilities. implementing the plan to the public and to councillors annually. 9. The need for the City of Melbourne to continue to address climate change through the Zero Net Emissions by 2020 Strategy by reducing greenhouse gas emissions was a prominent theme in the 2016 Future Melbourne community consultation. 12 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for Our Operations 13
2. Celebrate Melbourne 3. Zero carbon for our buildings without the emissions Melbourne’s liveability, thriving culture Melbourne’s most recognised landmarks We are committed to ensure we make Energy savings and emissions and environmental sustainability are a are also the some of the largest users of the right decisions about community reductions in buildings can be Actions over the next five years: source of community pride. Since 2012 energy. The good news is that each year, assets, with the right information, delivered in three ways: the historic Melbourne Town Hall, City lighting, heating and cooling technology by establishing the right data and 1. Continue to offset the emissions 5. Develop practical information Baths, Queen Victoria Market and all is becoming more efficient and in many processes as outlined in our Asset 1. Right decisions: Install energy generated by Christmas lights for premier event partners and of the community facilities and services cases renewable energy can be installed Management Strategy 2015-25. This efficient equipment and renewable and projections. community event planners provided by the City of Melbourne have to reduce the emissions generated strategy incorporates the measurement energy technology in existing on how to reduce and offset been carbon neutral. Even the Christmas by these buildings. We have already and monitoring of the greenhouse buildings and invest in new green 2. Calculate the emissions emissions from venues, catering, light decorations and the electric installed solar panels on many of the gas emissions generated by buildings buildings that exceed best practice. from premier events such as transport and waste. barbeques in our parks are carbon rooftops of buildings we own, and are into the evaluation of their condition, neutral. In less than five years we have Melbourne Spring Fashion Week now investigating more difficult sites. function and capacity to meet 2. Right information: Develop the saved or offset more than 200,000 and New Year’s Eve. 6. Promote walking, cycling and service needs. It also promotes an public transport to event patrons. asset management plans, designs tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent There are more than 40 community evidence-based approach to managing and specifications for each building already - which is worth celebrating. 3. Develop a carbon neutral ticketing buildings in the City of Melbourne’s resources. The Emissions Reduction in our portfolio to reduce emissions option for patrons attending 7. Work with suppliers and event portfolio including arts centres, libraries, Plan supports these commitments by through the capital works program. Now we are working to reduce Melbourne Music Week and partners to reduce packaging child care and health care centres, closing the loop between emissions the emissions from our events and Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. and food waste and increase sports pavilions and recreation centres data, information about opportunities the number of carbon neutral 3. Right data and processes: Improve celebrations too. Melbourne is well with swimming pools. In addition, there to reduce emissions, best practice products and services. the energy intelligence of our known for its annual festivals such 4. Identify sponsorship or crowd are many smaller buildings such as zero carbon buildings, and the capital buildings so that we know when as Moomba, Melbourne Music Week, funding to offset emissions from public toilet blocks, information centres, works program. This will ensure that the equipment inside our buildings Melbourne Spring Fashion Week and free public events such as Moomba newspaper stands and street furniture each stage of the asset decision is not operating efficiently, and New Year’s Eve. Together, these events and New Year’s Eve and promote such as electric barbeques and parking cycle contributes toward meeting our which buildings need to reduce attract thousands of patrons and it through event publicity. meters. The variety of these community emissions reduction objectives. emissions further. visitors from interstate and overseas. assets presents a challenge in applying Each year, more than a thousand a systematic approach to reduce The integration of these three elements community and business events such their emissions. is needed to ensure best practice as weddings, charity runs, product energy efficiency and renewable energy launches and cultural festivals are technology is delivered across the life hosted in our buildings, streets, parks cycle of assets. and gardens. The City of Melbourne has also been a major sponsor of the Sustainable Living Festival held in February each year. We will continue to calculate the emissions generated by events, and work with our event partners and suppliers to reduce emissions as much as possible so that gradually our events become carbon neutral. 14 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for our Operations 15
Right information: Develop Right data and processes: asset management plans, Improve the energy intelligence Actions over the next 11% Melbourne Town Hall designs and specifications of our buildings five years: Melbourne Town Hall for each building. 30% In recent years, the City of Melbourne 1. Deliver emissions reductions 10% Administration Building has upgraded many buildings with In the past, our capital works program from building assets by making has upgraded building equipment, high-efficiency technology for lighting, the right decisions, with the City Baths heating, cooling and ventilation. facades and other components as right information and the right needed and gradually improved the However, the performance of these data and processes related to 18% Kensington Pool energy performance of buildings by high-technology assets is often lower their energy performance. selecting more efficient equipment. than expected. Research suggests 12% Carlton Baths This has allowed for a lot of trial and that even in green buildings designed 2. Develop a green information error when it comes to installing new for energy efficiency, savings of more technology plan to guide 19% technology. However the opportunity than 15 per cent in energy consumption North Melbourne Swimming Pool actions to reduce emissions to improve the energy performance of can be realised by providing facility through the optimisation a building by taking a holistic approach managers with regular feedback on of current technology, to its function and design has been energy performance through real time Figure 3: Emissions from City of Melbourne’s large buildings procurement of new missing. This has been exacerbated monitoring and reporting of energy technology and future by applying a method of like-for-like demand.10 In order to transparently planning for the data centre replacement, which means installing manage our community assets and and technology services. more efficient versions of existing improve their energy performance, Information technology can be used Right decisions: Install energy equipment when it is at the end of we will monitor the performance of to improve the energy performance efficient equipment, renewable our building assets and continue to its service-life. This gradual approach of assets, and it performs an essential energy, and invest in new is too slow when compared to best report the associated greenhouse function for the organisation. However emissions to the community. it also generates emissions from green buildings practice zero carbon buildings. data centres and related systems Build Twenty-nine per cent of our greenhouse We will develop best practice asset New assets infrastructure. This energy use is management plans, designs and gas emissions come from energy use expected to grow over coming specifications that take a holistic in the City of Melbourne’s buildings. CAPITAL EXPENSE decades as data monitoring, response view of building performance. This Design Six buildings, including Melbourne Assets to and communications increase in their will ensure that decisions about the Town Hall and the adjacent Town meet service applications. We estimate that around allocation of funds to capital works Hall Administration building were requirements 30 per cent of the energy used by projects are based on the right identified as the highest priorities to Renew, upgrade Council House 1 was required by the information to reduce emissions from and expand reduce emissions. We will reduce the data centre situated in that building our buildings as much as possible. Existing assets energy demand of these high priority until recently. To improve efficiency, buildings by upgrading heating, cooling, four of the existing data hosting ventilation and lighting equipment and systems were consolidated into one, installing renewable energy. which has reduced energy demand while maintaining service levels. We also have a growing portfolio of new green buildings including Council House OPERATING EXPENSE A green information technology plan Assess, plan 2, and Library at The Dock. We are will be developed to guide further work and decide committed to delivering best practice Dispose including the optimisation of existing • Strategic environmentally sustainable design or retire service review Deploy / activate technology, the procurement of new Asset to for new building projects and major Assets that are no • Research technology, and the sub-metering longer required • Asset data analysis deliver service re-developments. needed to monitor the performance • Community of this technology. It will also guide engagement the future design needed to reduce emissions from the data centre while Manage and Maintain maintaining temperature control and Asset to an agreed continuity of service. service level Figure 4: The asset decision cycle 10. Climate Works.(2016) Low Carbon, High Performance - How buildings can make a major contribution to Australia’s emissions and productivity goals. Prepared for the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council. 16 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for Our Operations 17
4. Queen Victoria Market Renewal 5. Carbon neutral goods and services Melbourne is well known for its diverse The master plan for the $250 million Greenhouse gas emissions associated and vibrant food culture and the fresh renewal of the market over the next Actions over the next five with goods and services we purchased Actions over the next produce available at the Queen Victoria four years includes design objectives Market. It is the largest open-air market to deliver a zero carbon development. years: were 5,676 tonnes of carbon dioxide five years: equivalent or 13 per cent of our total in the southern hemisphere and has This will maximise energy efficiency 1. Continue to calculate, report emissions in 2014-15. The majority served the community continuously and embed renewable energy and 1. Continue to measure and and offset emissions from the of these emissions are produced by since 1878. investment in off-site renewable energy. report emissions from major Queen Victoria Market. outsourced services rather than the While the rooftops of the market categories of supply and supply of products. It also contributed 1,928 tonnes sheds and open spaces provide an require contractors to report of carbon dioxide equivalent in opportunity to capture solar energy, 2. Ensure the new Queen any large sources of emissions Each year we request suppliers to 2014-15, which is four per cent of they also add to the climate change Victoria Market design from sub-contractors. calculate their emissions from energy our organisation’s greenhouse gas vulnerability of the site due to solar includes investment in use, transport fuel, waste and any other emissions. The majority of these gain and heat stress. The master adequate renewable energy activities generating a large amount 2. Train contract managers emissions are generated by electricity plan includes climate resilience in the infrastructure to supply the of emissions. These are included in in key concepts relating used for lighting and refrigeration, design objectives to cool the precinct electricity needs of traders our emissions inventory as scope 3 to carbon neutrality to however emissions from transport, and enhance biodiversity with green and shoppers and integrate emissions (indirect emissions) and enable them to evaluate, gas and water use also make a small infrastructure, stormwater harvesting zero carbon design objectives reported according to the National negotiate and manage contribution. A large array of 1,328 and water sensitive design. into the redevelopment tender Carbon Offset Standard. The activities carbon neutral services. solar panels covering one third of the process. of our supply chain are therefore market rooftop was installed in 2003, Action is needed to reduce the included in the scope of this plan. 3. Organise supply chain and now requires updating. An energy emissions generated by the 3. Specify high energy efficiency redevelopment of the market in both workshops to encourage performance contract has also been standards for lighting, In 2016 we conducted a materiality the design and the construction businesses to reduce emissions completed which included an energy refrigeration, heating and assessment of our 26 supply categories process, particularly the increasing and develop carbon neutral audit and installation of energy efficient cooling equipment. to better understand the environmental electricity demand of the new design products and services. lighting. These actions reduced the and social impacts of our purchasing energy intensity of the market, however and the embodied energy of building 4. Integrate green infrastructure practices. As part of this assessment, the introduction of a night market has materials and waste. We also need 4. Work with other local into the design to decrease we have identified priorities for reducing increased its operating hours, which has to install further renewable energy governments and similar demand for air conditioning by emissions across the supply chain. decreased the overall emissions saved. infrastructure to supply the increased organisations to amplify increasing shading, pre-cooling A number of suppliers have already electricity needed for lighting and market demand for carbon air intake, and cooling the committed to deliver carbon neutral refrigeration for traders. A zero waste neutral goods and services. precinct. services to the City of Melbourne as objective is included in the master plan part of their contract. for the design, construction and the 5. Communicate organisational 5. Reduce emissions from waste operational phases of the renewal. To increase the number of major expectations for carbon neutral and the embodied energy This will address emissions from contracts with carbon neutral goods and services in the of construction materials by embodied energy and reduce services, we need to consider procurement policy, tenders integrating the zero waste emissions from waste. the impact of emissions across and related documents. design objectives into the redevelopment plans and the decision-making life cycle tender process. of purchasing and procurement. This includes the development, category management plans, tender documentation, key performance indicators and contract management and reporting. 18 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for Our Operations 19
6. Zero carbon transport 7. Reducing emissions from waste Transport fuels contribute five per cent the hydrogen generated does not The waste generated by the City of of our organisation’s total emissions. contribute carbon dioxide emissions. Melbourne’s operations includes waste Actions over the next Actions over the next A further 13 per cent of emissions are Therefore both electric vehicles and from our offices and public facilities contributed by Citywide11, and the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles can be five years: including community buildings, five years: majority of these emissions are also zero emissions technology. parks and gardens. Residential generated by transport fuels. 1. Promote walking, cycling waste collection is included in the 1. Continue to promote In recent years, new vehicle models with and public transport options scope of the Emissions Reduction waste avoidance, diversion Our staff regularly travel by walking, zero emission technology have not been to staff for commuting and Plan because it is under the City from landfill and recycling cycling and using public transport and available in the Australian market and business travel. of Melbourne’s operational control through staff and community electric bicycles to avoid emissions this has made them difficult to purchase through supply contracts, however engagement programs. from the use of vehicles. The emissions or lease. However as they become 2. Ensure vehicle leasing and the residential waste itself is the from any work-related air travel are available we will gradually increase purchase arrangements responsibility of householders 2. Ensure waste collection, offset. The staff members responsible the number of zero emission vehicles support efforts to increase and therefore not included in our office cleaning and parks and for enforcing local laws - our on-street over the next five years and ensure vehicles that use zero operations. The collection of waste gardens maintenance contracts compliance team - have pioneered the there are adequate vehicle charging carbon technology. by trucks is a large contributor to support emission reductions use of bicycle transport in their roles. stations in car parks owned by the our transport emissions. from waste. City of Melbourne. 3. Design car park charging Our corporate vehicle fleet comprises facilities for the projected The City of Melbourne’s Waste and 3. Continue to collect and report 80 cars including nine fully electric By far the largest proportion of vehicle increase in electric vehicles. Resource Recovery Plan addresses data on waste from community vehicles and two plug-in hybrid emissions comes from the trucks that the emissions generated by waste and office facilities. electric vehicles. We maintain carbon collect waste and the use of lawn across the municipality and includes 4. Continue to survey, monitor neutrality for our vehicle fleet in several mowers and other vehicles to maintain waste avoidance campaigns, recycling and report the use of transport 4. Ensure the updated Waste ways: offsetting electricity emissions parks and gardens. Vehicle towing and programs and the diversion of organic fuel and require transparent and Resource Recovery Plan and transport fuel, charging electric street cleaning services also contribute waste from landfill. We do not own reporting of transport-related addresses greenhouse gas vehicles in car parks owned by the City significant vehicle emissions. These or operate any landfills, however the emissions from suppliers emissions by promoting waste of Melbourne, and by increasing the services are not directly delivered waste collected from our facilities is and contractors. avoidance, diversion from weighting given to fuel efficiency in the by our organisation, but through taken to recycling stations and landfills landfill and recycling. evaluation of new vehicle models for contracted suppliers and Citywide, outside the municipality. The indirect 5. Work with our wholly owned inclusion in the fleet. which is a subsidiary company of the emissions associated with recycling and subsidiary Citywide to reduce City of Melbourne. We will gradually landfills for the waste collected at our We are also exploring using other new emissions from transport fuels. increase the adoption of low emission facilities is included in our operational zero emission technology models such and zero emission vehicles through the emissions inventory. as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. These management of these supply contracts. vehicles operate similarly to petrol fuel vehicles but without the greenhouse emissions. Hydrogen is not a fossil fuel because it is generated by applying electricity to water molecules. When the electricity used for this process is sourced from renewable energy, 20 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for our Operations 21
Technical notes Implementation Plan Baseline year Scope The following table identifies the implementation process and timeframe Delivery mechanisms: for delivery for each of the actions • Business as usual – influencing The baseline year for the Emissions All emissions reported annually identified in the Emissions Reduction existing programs, projects and Reduction Plan is 2011-12. In 2012 the under the National Carbon Offset Plan for our Operations to 2021. works to incorporate the delivery organisation first achieved Carbon Standard are included in the scope of the Emissions Reduction Neutral certification according to of the Emissions Reduction Plan. The implementation of the Emissions Plan actions the Australian Government National The organisational boundary for the Reduction Plan will be subject to future Carbon Offset Standard and Carbon emissions inventory is illustrated in • Future planning –subject to separate annual budget and service planning Neutral Program Guidelines. the figure below. approval, budget or business case, priorities. The City of Melbourne work to be determined through future areas are identified in the following The baseline year for the Zero Net The emissions boundary for annual planning and budgets table as is the delivery mechanism Emissions by 2020 Strategy is reporting under the National Carbon and timeframe. • Clean Energy Finance Corporation 2010-11. The City of Melbourne Offset Standard for the purpose purchased accredited carbon offsets of maintaining carbon neutral (CEFC) loan funding – part of a for emissions generated in 2010- certification is different to that separately budgeted capital works 11 however it was not until 2012 required under the National Greenhouse or renewal projects financed by the that the organisation was certified Emissions Reporting Scheme (NGERS). CEFC loan carbon neutral. For NGERS reporting, all of Citywide’s emissions are included within the City The calculation of the emission of Melbourne’s organisational emissions reductions needed to achieve the boundary, and less emphasis is placed 10 per cent reduction in emissions on emissions generated by supply Priority area 1: Develop a low carbon culture by 2018 were compared to the chain activity (scope 3 emissions). 2010-11 baseline to make it consistent This reflects the different objectives with the municipality-wide targets ACTION DELIVERY TIMEFRAME FOR and needs of mandatory (NGERS) and ACTION WORK AREA in the Zero Net Emissions by 2020 NUMBER MECHANISM DELIVERY voluntary (NCOS) reporting schemes. Strategy Update 2014. Strategy 1.1: Integrate Aboriginal knowledge, cultural diversity and social inclusion 2016 2017 2018 2019 in the delivery of the Emissions Reduction Plan. 1.1.1 Investigate options to integrate Aboriginal Aboriginal Business knowledge into the Low Carbon Future work Melbourne, as usual program. For example, knowledge sharing Urban CITY OF with Aboriginal organisations about the Sustainability MELBOURNE potential for careers and community projects in low carbon industries, and information sharing with staff in Urban Sustainability about Caring for Country. 1.1.2 Develop project proposals to support the Aboriginal Future integration of Aboriginal knowledge, cultural Melbourne, planning diversity and social inclusion across the Urban strategies and actions identified in the Sustainability FACILITIES / QUEEN VICTORIA SUPPLY CITY WIDE Emissions Reduction Plan. OPERATIONS MARKET CHAIN Strategy 1.2: Integrate Aboriginal knowledge, cultural diversity and social inclusion 2016 2017 2018 2019 in the delivery of the Emissions Reduction Plan. – Administration – Waste collection – Operations – Property Maintenance – Childcare – Parks and Gardens – Waste Collection – Vehicle Towing 1.2.1 Organise and support events that promote Urban Business sustainable living through sponsorship, Sustainability, as usual – Community and Cultural – Asphalt Production – Air Travel – Street Cleaning information stalls, expert speakers and Events – Library and Information – Paper – Parks and Gardens communications material that promotes Melbourne, Future – Leased – Paper, Promotion and Marketing actions patrons can take to reduce Corporate Affairs planning – Parking Meter Network – Civil Design and Traffic Engineering their emissions. and Strategic Marketing – Street Lighting Network – Postage and Courier Services – Parks, Recreation and sporting – Recreation Services 1.2.2 Develop communication materials and online Urban Business – Employee Commuting – Coin Collection communication campaigns to promote the Sustainability, as usual carbon neutrality of our organisation at Events – Fleet – Travel community facilities, information centres Melbourne, Future – Aged and Disability and events. Corporate Affairs planning and Strategic Marketing Figure 5: Organisational boundary for City of Melbourne’s carbon inventory 22 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for Our Operations 23
Priority area 2: Celebrate Melbourne without the emissions ACTION DELIVERY TIMEFRAME FOR ACTION DELIVERY TIMEFRAME FOR ACTION WORK AREA ACTION WORK AREA NUMBER MECHANISM DELIVERY NUMBER MECHANISM DELIVERY Strategy 1.3: Conduct staff training and behaviour change programs to ensure facilities 2.0 The Events and Urban Sustainability shared Events Business 2016 2017 2018 2019 and equipment are operated efficiently. work plan will be reviewed in the first year to Melbourne, Urban as usual refine the actions described below. Sustainability 1.3.1 Introduce staff to the energy saving features Urban Business of their work place at induction sessions for Sustainability, as usual Strategy 2.1: Continue to offset the emissions generated by Christmas lights and projections. new staff, and promote actions to save energy People and through internal staff engagement. Culture, 2.1.1 Collect data to measure the energy used Urban Business Corporate Affairs by Christmas lights and projections and Sustainability, as usual and Strategic purchase an equivalent amount of offsets to Corporate Affairs Marketing make them carbon neutral. Investigate ways and Strategic to communicate the carbon neutrality of the Marketing, Events Strategy 1.4: Establish internal monitoring and reporting for the implementation of the Plan. Christmas lights to the community. Melbourne, Property Services 1.4.1 Establish an executive level Steering Executive Business Committee to meet quarterly to guide Leadership as usual Strategy 2.2: Calculate the emissions from premier events such as Melbourne Spring Fashion Week and New Year’s Eve. implementation of the plan. The committee Team, Urban should also monitor implementation of the Sustainability 2.2.1 Commission emissions inventories for the Urban Future CEFC loan. events to determine the total emissions and Sustainability, planning emissions per patron. This work can build Events Melbourne, 1.4.2 Progress on each action will be reported Executive Business on the inventories already developed for Smart City Office, through Organisational Plan reporting. Leadership as usual Moomba and Melbourne Music Week. Property Services Team, Urban Sustainability, Strategy 2.3: Develop a carbon neutral ticketing option for patrons attending Melbourne Music Week and Melbourne Spring branches with Fashion Week. responsibility for implementation 2.3.1 Investigate the requirements of formal carbon Events Future neutral certification for events and develop Melbourne, Urban planning Strategy 1.5 Report progress in implementing the plan to the public and to councillors annually. the carbon management and ticketing Sustainability, process needed to offer patrons the option to Corporate Affairs purchase carbon neutral tickets. and Strategic 1.5.1 Brief councillors annually and publicly Urban Business Marketing release a progress report on the emission Sustainability, as usual reduction plan each year as part of the Corporate Affairs 2.3.2 Work with event partners to develop a Events Future carbon neutral disclosure requirements of and Strategic streamlined emissions inventory, extend Melbourne, Urban planning the Australian Government Carbon Neutral Marketing carbon neutral ticketing to non-City of Sustainability, Program guidelines. Melbourne events, Smart City Office and investigate transferability to other City of Melbourne events, such as Melbourne Knowledge Week. Strategy 2.4: Identify sponsorship or crowd funding to offset emissions from free public events such as Moomba and New Year’s Eve and promote it through event publicity. 2.4.1 Identify potential sponsors with strategic Events Business alignment to carbon neutral events and Melbourne, Urban as usual conduct due diligence. Investigate potential Sustainability for matched funding with a crowd- funding campaign. 2.4.2 Develop crowd funding and associated Events Business communication campaign to promote Melbourne, Urban as usual participation and ownership of carbon Sustainability, neutrality by the community. Corporate Affairs and Strategic Marketing 24 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for our Operations 25
Priority area 3: Zero carbon for our buildings ACTION DELIVERY TIMEFRAME FOR ACTION DELIVERY TIMEFRAME FOR ACTION WORK AREA ACTION WORK AREA NUMBER MECHANISM DELIVERY NUMBER MECHANISM DELIVERY Strategy 2.5: Develop practical information for premier event partners and community event Strategy 3.1: Deliver emissions reductions from building assets by making the right decisions, with 2016 2017 2018 2019 2016 2017 2018 2019 planners on how to reduce and offset emissions from venues, catering, transport and waste. the right information and the right data and processes related to their energy performance. 2.5.1 When the events guide is next reviewed, Events Business 3.1.1 Right decisions (existing buildings): Capital Works, CEFC loan include information on how venues and event Melbourne, Urban as usual Implement the high priority projects Property funding planners can reduce emissions and purchase Sustainability, identified to install energy efficient equipment Services, Urban carbon offsets. Corporate Affairs and renewable energy technology in Sustainability and Strategic existing buildings. Marketing 3.1.2 Right decisions (existing buildings): Develop Capital Works, Future 2.5.2 Develop website content and/or fact sheets Events Future detailed project plans and implement the Property planning tailored to small, medium and large events Melbourne, Urban planning low priority energy efficiency and renewable Services, Urban on how to reduce emissions from venues, Sustainability, energy upgrade projects identified for stage 2 Sustainability catering, transport and waste, how to Corporate Affairs of the CEFC works plan. purchase offsets and the process of carbon and Strategic neutral certification (for large events). 3.1.3 Right decisions (new buildings): Integrate City Design Future Marketing zero carbon objectives into the plans, Studio, Capital planning specifications, and tender documents for Works, Property Strategy 2.6: Promote walking, cycling and public transport to event patrons. the redevelopment of new green buildings Services, Urban including but not limited to Council House 1 Sustainability. Work with event partners to promote walking, Business as and City Village. 2.6.1 Events and cycling to event patrons in line with the Melbourne, Urban usual Right information: Business as 3.1.4 Capital Works, Bicycle Plan 2016-2020. Sustainability, Develop the asset management plans, designs usual Property Services Corporate Affairs and specifications for each building in our and Strategic portfolio to reduce emissions through the Marketing, Health capital works program. and Wellbeing, Urban Strategy. 3.1.5 Right data and processes: Capital Works, Business as Improve the energy intelligence of our Property Services usual 2.6.2 Work with event partners and public transport Events Business buildings so that we know when the providers to promote public transport to Melbourne, Urban as usual equipment installed is not operating Future event patrons and investigate combined Sustainability, efficiently, and which buildings need to planning event/public transport tickets or carbon CASM, Urban reduce emissions further. neutral transport services. Strategy, Melbourne Metro Strategy 3.2: Develop a green information technology plan to guide actions to reduce emissions through the optimisation of current technology, procurement of new technology and Future planning for the data centre and technology services. Strategy 2.7: Work with suppliers and event partners to reduce packaging and food waste and increase the number of carbon neutral products and services. 3.2.1 Develop a green information technology Technology Business as plan to guide actions to reduce emissions Services, Urban usual 2.7.1 Share information with suppliers and event Events Business through the optimisation of current Sustainability, partners to reduce commercial organics Melbourne, Urban as usual technology, procurement of new technology Capital Works, going to landfill (such as that developed Sustainability, and Future planning for the data centre and Smart City Office for commercial organics in the Waste and Engineering, technology services. Resource Recovery Plan 2015-18 Action Finance and 7.3), and consider further actions for Procurement 3.2.2 Incorporate green information technology Finance and Business as tender documentation. recommendations into the category Procurement, usual management plan and tender documents for Technology 2.7.2 Provide information to suppliers and event Events Business information technology services. services, Urban partners about carbon neutral goods and Melbourne, Urban as usual Sustainability, services such as an information session Sustainability, Smart City Office with case studies and representatives of Finance and the Australian Government Carbon Neutral Procurement Program and fact sheets/website contents. 26 melbourne.vic.gov.au/ecocity Emissions Reduction Plan for our Operations 27
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