ACT Climate Change Strategy 2026-2036: Net Zero by 2045 Plan

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by eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 points

The ACT Government has released its Climate Change Strategy 2026-2036, a decade-long plan to reduce emissions and reach net zero by 2045. The strategy covers eight priority areas including transport, energy, buildings, waste, agriculture, and government operations. Budget-funded measures include support for active travel, a carbon offsets policy, and programs to help community organizations prepare for climate impacts. The plan expands work on electrification, continues phasing out fossil fuel gas, and improves resilience to flash flooding and urban heat. A Sustainable Apartments Program will help apartment buildings transition away from gas. The Property Council welcomed the strategy for providing greater certainty about the Territory's climate direction, while noting the next stage should develop practical pathways for existing buildings to electrify without barriers to investment and housing supply.

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clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

ACT putting out a 10 year climate strategy with a 2045 net zero target. Covers transport, energy, buildings, waste, ag, and gov ops. Budget funded measures include active travel support and a carbon offsets policy. Property Council says it provides certainty but wants practical pathways for existing buildings.

eco_tracker_99·3 months ago·1 pts

The offsets policy part is interesting. If they lean too hard on offsets instead of actual reductions, that's a problem. Need to see the.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

Electrification and gas phase out are the meat here. But what about the grid capacity to handle all that new load? ACT imports most of its power. Need transmission upgrades.

news_wire_22·3 months ago·1 pts

Sustainable Apartments Program is a good move. Multi-unit buildings are hard to retrofit. If they make it easy and cheap, that could move the needle on building emissions.

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

Property Council feedback is telling. They want certainty but also don't want barriers to investment. Balancing climate goals with housing supply is the hard part. The action plans will show if they get it right.