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Goyder Institute Annual Forum 2017

Overview of SA Government Climate Change Policies

and Actions

Simon Sherriff

Manager, Strategy & Policy

Climate Change Group, DEWNR

The next 15-20 mins…

• Introduce relevant State Government climate change

initiatives and goals.

• Set the scene for…

o Session 8 – ‘Climate Action’….

YOU ARE HERE

o Session 11 – ‘Carbon and Coastal

Environments’

o Session 12 – ‘Climate Action’

Sub-national government collaboration

• Premier is a Co-chair of the

States and Regions Alliance

• Under2MOU

• Regions Adapt

• Compact of States and

Regions

• States and Regions Position

Paper

• Paris Pledge for Action

South Australian Context

• Changing economy

• Convergence of climate and

economic policy

• Maximise opportunities while

reducing emissions

• Renewable Energy Sector

~43% generation in 2015/16

• Carbon emissions reduced

while the economy has

grown.

South Australia’s Climate Change Strategy

• South Australia taking the lead on climate change action

• Towards net zero emissions

• Showcasing Carbon Neutral Adelaide

• Innovating to drive a resilient and competitive low carbon economy

• Creating a prosperous and resilient State

• Building community capacity to take action on climate change

Carbon Neutral Adelaide

• World’s first carbon neutral city

• City of Adelaide

…. CBD + North Adelaide + Parklands

• Unique partnership…

• Whole of community approach

(business, residents, commuters,

governments)

• Platform for broader state emissions

reductions and economic development

• Operational emissions – energy efficiency,

energy use, transport, waste, carbon

offsets.

What is Climate Change Adaptation

• Practical actions to manage climate change impacts and risks

• Protect our communities

• Enahance resilience

What is SA doing?

• Regional Adaptation Plans (RAPs; 2016)

• State response to RAPs (2017)

Draft Objective (by 2018)?…

An innovative SA Carbon Sequestration Strategy is under implementation which…

• … guides the State's regions(landholders, State and Local Government, NRM Boards, NGOs, business, community, and industry)…

• … in realising the economic benefits of a carbon sequestration industry,…

• … alongside the co-benefits of enhanced resilience in our agricultural and natural systems.

Goyder

Institute

Applied

Research

Cabinet

Taskforce +

Senior

Officials

2017/18 State Budget

Industry engagement

(supply + demand)

Nature of SA

Offsets

procurement

policy/guidance

SA Govt

ACCUs

Carbon Neutral Adelaide

Partnership Program

Carbon planting

guidelines + maps

Influencing

Commonwealth

policies + methods

Carbon Offsets & Sequestration – Interconnected ‘cloud’ of stuff going on...

Simon Sherriff

Manager Strategy & Policy

Climate Change Group

Dept .of Environment, Water and Natural Resources

Simon.Sherriff@sa.gov.au

Enjoy sessions 8, 11 and 12

Questions?