Climate change action |
Milestones |
Date completed |
| Tasmanian Climate Action Council |
Establish Council |
March 2009 |
| Climate change incorporated into Regional Planning Initiatives |
Incorporated into north and north-west Regional Planning Initiatives |
January 2009 |
| Incorporated into southern Regional Planning Initiatives and East Coast subregional land use framework |
March 2009 |
| Low income housing energy efficiency project |
University of Tasmania literature review completed |
March 2009 |
| Energy efficiency training and insulation program underway |
April 2009 |
| Climate Change Community Grants program |
Funding round announced |
January 2009 |
| Successful grant recipients announced |
July 2009 |
| Framework for Reducing the Tasmanian Government’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
Report on audit of Government’s emissions received |
November 2008 |
| Agency’s Emissions Reduction Plans finalised |
December 2008 |
| Introduction of Climate Change Impact Statements |
Integrated into all relevant Cabinet papers, Budget Review committee papers and Budget submissions |
December 2008 |
| Introduction of Climate Change Impact Statements |
Integrated into all relevant Cabinet papers, Budget Review committee papers and Budget submissions |
December 2008 |
| Partnership Agreement with Local Government on climate change |
Establishment and signing of the Partnership Agreement |
December 2008 |
| Discussion paper for minimum feed-in tariffs |
Discussion Paper released on options to provide minimum feed-in tariffs to support domestic renewable energy |
November 2008 |
| Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 |
Establishment of Act |
October 2008 |