Draft Scenic Rim Climate Change Roadmap 2024-2034 and Action Plan
Council recognises the future impacts of climate change and is committed to working with the community to respond to these challenges in the Scenic Rim region.
The development of the Draft Scenic Rim Climate Change Roadmap 2024-2034 (Roadmap) will assist Council to deliver the required actions and pathways towards managing the impacts of climate change and reducing Council greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Roadmap explains why Council is doing this, where we are now in relation to GHG emissions, and how Council is planning to mitigate and adapt to climate change in the Summary of Actions.
To make the implementation of the Roadmap more manageable, it is accompanied by the Draft Scenic Rim 3 Year Action Plan 2024-2026 (Action Plan) which contains high-level actions, relevant stakeholder's roles and responsibilities, and potential funding opportunities.
The Summary of Actions in the Roadmap and Action Plan differ by seven high level actions. This is due to the seven actions absent from the Action Plan 2024-2026 will not commence until the second or third action plans. council has chosen this Roadmap and Action Plan format because:
- by 2027 (Action Plan II) and/or 2030 (Action Plan III) actions may need to be added and/or substituted that more effectively meet our objectives,
- it allows Council to adapt actions to better suit external and internal conditions relating to new technologies, improved scientific knowledge, or new funding opportunities, and
- it is valuable for successful monitoring and review.
The questions in the survey focus on:
- Your opinion of Council's planned actions in the Summary of Actions in the Draft Scenic Rim Climate Change Roadmap 2024-2034 and the Draft Scenic Rim 3 Year Action Plan 2024-2026 aimed at building resilience to climate change impacts and reducing Council greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the region,
- Which actions you would like to see prioritised by Council,
- How Council can advocate for broader climate change, and
- Your suggestions for additional actions to build resilience to climate change impacts and reduce Council and community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Survey submissions were accepted by Council between 25 September and 27 October 2023.
CLOSED: This Survey has now closed. Thank you for your interest in participating.
You can complete the survey online (in the below section), alternatively you can download the hard copy survey form from the 'key documents' section of this page and send to Council via email, post or in person.
Please email the completed form to mail@scenicrim.qld.gov.au or post your form to PO Box 25, Beaudesert QLD 4285 or drop it off at one of Council's Administration or Customer Contact Centres. Please mark your submission to attention 'Climate Change Team'.
Once all feedback has been considered, the Draft Scenic Rim Climate Change Roadmap 2024-2034 and Draft Scenic Rim Climate Change 3 Year Action Plan 2024-2026 will be presented to Council for adoption later this year.
We encourage individuals, local community groups and organisations to share this information with their networks. If you would like to receive updates and outcomes of this survey, please 'subscribe' to the project page on Let's Talk Scenic Rim to receive notifications and updates.
By participating in this survey you are helping Council to embed climate change considerations into corporate decision-making and guide our planning and response to both slow moving and fast changes in our climate.
