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AUGUST 2021
Welcome to the August 2021 edition of the Tasmanian Climate Change Office’s Newsletter. We’re always interested to hear about your climate change adaptation or emissions reduction projects, events and ideas, so please feel free to send us an email with the details for us to include in future editions or share on Facebook.
Welcome
Welcome to all the new subscribers who have joined our list recently. We look forward to sharing our news with you.
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Electric Vehicle ChargeSmart Grants Program now open!
Following the success of the previous Electric Vehicle ChargeSmart Grants Program, the Tasmanian Government has committed a further $600,000 for the second Grants Program.
The program will provide individual grants towards the purchase and installation costs of public electric vehicle charging stations, focusing on regional areas and key tourism destinations:
- Grants of up to $2,500 for permanently-wired Alternating Current (AC) electric vehicle charging stations.
- Grants of up to $50,000 for permanently-wired Direct Current (DC) electric vehicle charging stations.
Applications close at 5.00 pm on Friday 10 September 2021.
Visit the TCCO website for all the details, including the ChargeSmart guidelines and application forms.
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Review of Tasmania's climate change legislation
The four-yearly statutory independent review of Tasmania's climate change legislation, the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 (the Act) is well underway.
The independent review has been informed by extensive consultation with community, industry and business, with a focus on options to revise Tasmania's emissions reduction target.
In addition to meetings and online forums, consulting firm Jacobs also called for written submissions. Fifty four submissions were received and, with permission, 48 have been published on the TCCO website. Thank you to everyone who attended a forum, or took the time to prepare a written response to the Discussion Paper.
Next steps
The Tasmanian Government is committed to introducing an amended Act to Parliament this year.
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New climate change action plan
Tasmania's whole-of-government climate change action plan, Climate Action 21, concluded in June. The final Climate Action 21 Report Card 2021, summarising the achievements of the past five years, has been published on the TCCO website.
Consultation
Development of the next climate change action plan is underway. Consultation with community, industry, business and Tasmanian Government departments took place earlier this year, in conjunction with consultation on the independent review of the Act.
In addition to the one-on-one meetings, sector-specific and public workshops, TCCO held workshops with the Premier's Youth Advisory Council; delegates at Greening Australia's Tasmanian Youth Climate Leaders Program Conferences; and the Commissioner for Children and Young People (CCYP) Ambassadors.
You can read the summary of the CCYP Ambassadors consultation feedback, or watch the short Youth Climate Leaders 2021 video to learn more.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to join a workshop or to make a written submission. We received 41 submissions and, with permission, 38 have been published on the TCCO website. We've also published a summary of what we heard in those submissions.
Next steps
The Tasmanian Government is committed to releasing a new climate change action plan this year.
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Upcoming Events
National Science Week
This annual, national event celebrates science and technology. Visit the website to learn about the in-person and online events, virtual tours and DIY science.
Date: 14-22 August 2021
Venue: Nationwide
Information and registration: National Science Week
In the Field with Tasmanian Climate and Marine Scientists
As part of National Science Week, short films of fieldwork by Tasmanian scientists will show what's behind important scientific discoveries and advances.
Date: 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm, Tuesday 17 August 2021
Venue: Online
Information and registration: UTAS Events
Tasmanian Climate-Smart Agriculture Conference
Farmers for Climate Action and the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association have partnered to host the Tasmanian Climate-Smart Agriculture Conference. Speakers include experts in climate science and solutions, soils, pastures and economics.
Date: Wednesday 1 September 2021
Venue: The Tramsheds, 2-4 Invermay Road, Launceston
Information and registration: Farmers for Climate Action
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Other news
DairyTas 10 Steps
TCCO is proud to support the DairyTas '10 Steps' project, finding ways to reduce the carbon footprint of Tasmanian dairying. The project involves research, case studies and extension activities. DairyTas is delivering the project in partnership with LIC and Private Forests Tasmania Tree Alliance.
The 10 Steps
- Know where emissions come from
- Make every cow count
- Efficient cows
- Enduring cows
- Home grown goodness
- Smarter energy use
- Be Fert$mart
- Keep cows comfortable and plant trees
- Farming carbon - rivers, soil and trees
- Keep learning - new technologies and ideas are coming
Visit the DairyTas website for the 10 Steps fact sheets, the DairyTas solar energy case study 2020, DairyTas Energy ROI Solar Study Presentation and the All About Energy webinar.
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