Weathering the Change Draft Action Plan 2

The ACT Government has released Weathering the Change Draft Action Plan 2 for public comment. The purpose of Draft Action Plan 2 is to consult on strategies and actions that will place the ACT on a pathway towards zero net emissions and increase our ability to adapt to a changing climate.

The ACT Government has set the most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets of any jurisdiction in Australia. Legislation has committed ACT targets of zero net emissions by 2060 and a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2020. A zero net emissions Canberra in 2060 will look, feel and be very different to the city we live in today. For Canberra, this transition provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate and showcase the feasibility and benefits of being responsive to climate change.

Your feedback will help the ACT Government finalise the policy and implement its actions, to keep Canberra an attractive, liveable and sustainable place to live, work and play.

Join the discussion

The Action Plan 2 consultation closed on Friday 2 March 2012.

For further information on Action Plan 2 outcomes, please visit this page for future updates.

Queries can be directed to climatechange@act.gov.au

Further reading

To inform the development of draft Action Plan 2 the ACT Government commissioned reports on measures that the ACT could adopt to meet the required emissions reduction targets. The findings of these reports have been used to scope, cost and assess possible pathways for achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets. These reports are also available:

• Action Plan 2: An analysis of pathways, costs and benefits  (761.4 KB)
• Action Plan 2: carbon price impacts and costs of measures  (287.1 KB)

Submissions received

1. ACT Climate Change Council (64.8 KB)
2. ACT Greens (480.9 KB)
3. ACTCOSS (58.2 KB)
4. ACTEWAGL (188.6 KB)
5. Allan Jackson (17.3 KB)
6. Andrew Blakers (33.7 KB)
7. Anonymous (30.6 KB)
8. ANU Energy Change Institute (536.4 KB)
9. Australian Institute of Architects ACT Chapter (101.5 KB)
10. Bill Gresham (12.7 KB)
11. BlueScope Steel (363.3 KB)
    • Blue Scope Steel - 1 9 Sustainability Technical Bulletin No 9 - Extreme Weather Events (2.7 MB)
    • BlueScope Steel - 1 2 Sustainability Technical Bulletin No 2 - Urban Heat Islands (1.2 MB)
    • BlueScope Steel - Submission to National Energy Savings Initiative - Issues paper (654.7 KB)
    • BlueScope Steel - Submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into Barriers to Effective Climate Change Adaptation (315.7 KB)
12. Brian O'Donovan (8.7 KB)
13. Canberra Loves 40% (497.1 KB)
14. Care Inc. Financial Counselling Service and the Consumer Law Centre of the ACT (103.4 KB)
15. Clean Energy Council (178.0 KB)
16. Connection Research (233.1 KB)
17. Conservation Council (361.5 KB)
18. David Denham (68.8 KB)
19. Deborah Price (18.8 KB)
20. Dorothy Robinson (77.5 KB)
21. Elizabeth Proctor (541.7 KB)
22. Graham Anderson (82.1 KB)
23. Greg Delaney (9.1 KB)
24. Gregory Walpole (55.9 KB)
25. Heart Foundation ACT (106.3 KB)
26. Inner South Canberra Community Council (217.1 KB)
27. John Bain (101.9 KB)
28. John Casson (44.4 KB)
29. Josip Sladic (8.0 KB)
30. Kelli Hughes (11.2 KB)
31. Leon Arundell (151.7 KB)
32. Maartje Sevenster (65.7 KB)
33. Malcolm Gamlen (163.1 KB)
34. Margaret Fanning (35.1 KB)
35. Mark Hemmingsen (52.7 KB)
36. Mark Spain (40.6 KB)
37. name withheld (35.3 KB)
38. North Canberra Community Council (28.6 KB)
39. Northrop Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd (287.0 KB)
40. Property Council of Australia (390.0 KB)
41. Regional Development Australia ACT submission (1.4 MB)
42. Rebecca Horridge (82.4 KB)
43. Ron Sait (38.5 KB)
44. Rosemary Walters (43.9 KB)
45. SEE-Change (220.2 KB)
46. Tara McIntosh (59.2 KB)