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Low Carbon AucklandAucklands Energy Resilience and

Low Carbon Action Plan

Toit te whenua, toit te tangata

Executive Summary | March 2014

Find out more: phone 09 301 0101or visit www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz


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Mayors foreword

The Auckland Plan lays the foundation for Aucklands transformation into a highly energy resilient, lowcarbon city through a focus on green growth. It sets a bold target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by40 per cent by 2040.

That was my position in our discussion document on how we could achieve this target and nothing has

changed. We have now worked with over 150 committed businesses and organisations in a number ofworkstreams through an intensive time, focusing on the transformation areas you will see in this draftaction plan. These workstreams have developed a plan for Auckland for all of us, whether your focus isbusiness, personal or community effort and here it is for you to review and comment on.

The council will lead by example but there are many leaders in this eld in Auckland, and through workingtogether we will make substantial progress.

We know that achieving this target will do more than just reducing some abstract amount of carbondioxide in our atmosphere. It will give our children cleaner air and better quality houses. It will alsoencourage and support the huge range of industries and technologies that are emerging to meet thishigh resilience, low carbon challenge. This means more employment for Auckland, and more giant stridestowards being the worlds most liveable city.

Now is the time.

Len BrownMayor of Auckland


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Steering Group

The Auckland Plan committed Auckland Council todevelop, together with key industries and partners, astrategy for transitioning Auckland to a liveable, lowcarbon future.

The Steering Group was established in early 2012for that purpose. We represent industry, non-government organisations and academia, supportedby ofcials from Auckland Council and its council-controlled organisations. The Mayor chairs a separateAdvisory Group to oversee our work.

From its inception, Low Carbon Auckland has beenconceived as a plan for Auckland, not an AucklandCouncil plan. It is not limited to the actions thecouncil intends to make Auckland the worldsmost liveable city. To develop it, we established anumber of workstreams, drawing on the wisdom

and experience of over 150 people, rms andorganisations. Many of the people and businesses ofAuckland were already taking the initiative to reducetheir impact on our physical environment. Wetherefore had much existing work on which to draw.

While the long-term (30-year) vision of an energyresilient and low carbon Auckland is clearly set outin this action plan, the plan can only provide a roughsketch of the actions needed to achieve that vision.The world is dynamic and new technologies, approaches and opportunities will arise. We will continue toidentify, research and monitor such changes to ensure we are highly informed and responsive to new andemerging issues.

One thing we are sure of is that there is no silver bullet that will secure the vision. Rather, action acrossa wide range of fronts from how families heat their homes, through to the application of multi-billiondollar clean technologies, to everything in-between will be needed.

We recognise that many people are already taking responsibility and making a difference in developing anenergy resilient and low carbon Auckland. But it would be a mistake to simply publish the plan and hope.The multi-faceted, multi-player and multi-action nature of the transformations outlined in this action plan willrequire ongoing stewardship if they are to happen. It must continue to grow and develop through time.


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Together we can: use energy more efciently

provide cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy

improve energy planning

modernise our energy transmission and distribution systems

foster the greening of our built environment

boost native biodiversity and grow more kai

make walking and cycling safer and more convenient

improve and expand public transport infrastructure and services

reduce waste by not generating it

increase the resources we recover from the waste stream

use smaller amounts of resources to produce the same products,services and lifestyles

connect with the stories and cultural landscape of TmakiMakaurauAuckland

create resilient communities through better public informationand engagement.


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Reducing our environmental impact hasjust become a part of what we do

Maree Stavert Principal, Henderson Valley Primary School

If you dont get on the bus now, you might have to a ght for aseat later on.

Karl Satchell Sustainability Engineer, Auckland WarMemorial Museum

.its just common sense to look after the earth..[as a GreenGuardian] I feel like Im actually doing something.

Barjonah Buxton, pupil Henderson Valley Primary School

Its no longer a matter of whether were going to make atransition to a low carbon future, its how. Thats what cities like

ours a re ta king lea dership on a ll a round th e wo rld.

Sam Dyson Field Director, Generation Zero Auckland

Its all about making the most of networks within thecommunityand the fantastic energy of local people.

Suzanne Kendrick Grey Lynn 2030

...timing is everything and people are ready.

Ngarimu Blair Spokesperson Ngti Whtua rkei


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Introduction

Aucklands vision is to be the worlds most liveable city. Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, andimproving the efcient use and access to secure, clean and affordable energy are critical elements toachieving that vision. They go hand in hand.

Through this draft action plan, Auckland will combine growth, development and a higher quality of life

with reducing GHG emissions by around 5.3 million tonnes1.

Aucklands transformation by 2040 will bring far-reaching benets and opportunities for our economy, ourenvironment and our overall well-being. These include:

cleaner, greener and more walkable neighbourhoods

partnering with Mori to practise kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and to leverage Mori assets andknowledge for the benet of all

more efcient land use patterns

greener buildings and more warm, dry and energy-efcient homes heated with affordable energy

an energy-efcient transport system with greater choice, diversity of fuels and alternative energytechnologies

efcient development and use of renewable energy including transport fuels

greater access to secure and affordable energy supplies

reduced vulnerability to volatile fuel prices and potential supply disruptions through becoming lessdependent on imported fossil fuels

reduced vulnerability to resources becoming scarce through minimising waste, stewardship of productsand producing food locally

improved air quality, avoiding ill-health and lost productivity, and reducing the cost of public spendingon health-related issues

protable businesses through increased productivity and competitiveness

an enhanced prole and reputation for Auckland as a key export and tourism hub.

Achieving our liveability goals will depend on our ability to address future pressures and uncertainties.A growing population, climate uncertainty, scarce resources (including peak oil), volatile fossil fuel prices,and dependence on imported energy are just some of the challenges and opportunities that call fordecisive action and innovation. We must understand how to manage and respond to uncertainty. This willrequire considerable resilience.

1ARUP (2013) Assessing the carbon abatement reduction potential in Aucklands Energy Resilience and Low Carbon Action Plan: TechnicalReport. Draft Client Report for Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.


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Over the next 25 years, global energy consumption is expectedto increase by approximately 33 per cent. Aucklands projectedenergy use will increase by around 65 per cent over a similar

timeframe. Auckland currently spends $5 billion per year onenergy. Forecasts indicate that by 2031 we could be spending 10per cent of our gross regional product on energy nearly doublecurrent levels2.

Three factors underpin these trends. The rst is a growing population that will increase total energy use. Thesecond factor is rising energy prices. Lastly, our energy use per person may not reduce because our more afuentlifestyles and growing economy are cancelling out improvements to the energy efciency of our buildings,vehicles and industrial processes. Future increases in household energy use and/or increases in energy pricespresent the risk of more Aucklanders being unable to adequately heat their homes in winter, or nding it difcult

to afford a quality lifestyle.Energy resilience and mitigating climate change are closely related. Aucklands largest sources of GHG emissionsare transport and electricity, which combined account for approximately two-thirds of our total emissions.For the rest of New Zealand, emissions from agriculture and energy dominate, and transport accounts for only20 per cent.

2Auckland Plan (2012) Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand.

Aucklands emissions prole

Industrial

processemissions

Transport - Sea

Transport - Air1.6%Transport -

Rail 1.6%

5.7%5.9%

14.8%

2.2%

3.1%

34.4%

19.3%

3.8%

7.7%

Agriculture

Waste

Fugitive

(Non-energy)

emissions

Transport -Land

Stationary Energy -Manufacturing and

Industrial

Stationary Energy -Commercial

Stationary Energy -Residential


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Projections indicate that unless we intervene, Aucklands GHG emissions could increase by up to 46 percent by 2025, a faster rate of growth than for New Zealand as a whole.

This is expected to be driven by Aucklands rapidly growing population and associated development, andan economy, urban form and lifestyle which are based on high energy consumption, especially transport

and electricity.

The Auckland Plans aspirational target is to achieve a 40 per centreduction in GHGs by 2040 (based on 1990 levels).

In order to become one of the worlds most liveable cities, Auckland must transform from a fossil fuel-dependent, high energy-using, high-waste society to a highly mobile, quality, compact city a city typied bysustainable resource use and a prosperous eco-economy, and powered by efcient, affordable clean energy.

How do we compare?Cities are estimated to account for 80 per cent of global GHG emissions. In response, international cities such asVancouver and London are leading the transition to a low carbon future.

There is some debate about how useful it is to rank cities, andif the methods used to calculate a citys GHG emissions arecomparable.In other words, are we comparing apples with apples? However, it is important to know how Aucklandstacks up as we learn to build more liveable, low carbon cities. Our emissions reduction targets place

Auckland among a number of global leading cities, so we have condence that we are in good company.

A global comparison of Aucklands emissions reduction targets

By 2050 By 2040 By 2030 By 2025 By 2020

Vancouver

Oslo

Rotterdam

London

New Zealand

Auckland

0-10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90


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A visionary plan in a dynamic world. Low Carbon Auckland sets out a 30-year pathway and a 10-year planthat will guide the rst stage of the citys transformation towards this low carbon, energy resilient future.It identies ve key areas:

1. The way we travel

2. The way we use and generate energy3. Our built environment and green infrastructure

4. Zero Waste

5. Forestry, agriculture and natural carbon assets.

The scope and scale of potential actions required todeliver these transformations is illustrated on pages16-21. The following diagram shows the potentialcontribution of each of the ve transformationsto GHG reduction target, after the plan has beensuccessfully implemented.

We live in a complex, dynamic world whereour increased knowledge and understanding isresulting in innovation, creative solutions andthe development of advanced technologies. Itis essential that the decisions and investmentswe make in the short-term support rather thaninhibit a better future. The actions we take needto guard against locking-in high carbon growth orinfrastructure, creating obsolete assets or limitingaccess to future options.

A global comparison of Aucklands emissions per person (Tonnes of CO2e per person)

Sydney16 tonnes

Chicago12.5 tonnes

Portland

12 tonnesMontreal7 tonnes

Seattle

6.8 tonnes

New York

6.5 tonnesLondon

6.3 tonnes

Vancouver4.5 tonnes

Stockholm3.8 tonnes

Copenhagen2 tonnes

Auckland(current)

7 tonnesToronto

9 tonnes

Auckland3 tonnes

2040target

Aucklands rst public electric vehicle charge point atWellsford library.


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Aucklands proposed pathway to reducing GHG emissions by 40% by 2040 (based on 1990 levels).


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Ongoing conversation with Auckland

Step 1:

Independenttechnicalanalysis

2012-2013 March 2014 June 2014

Step 2:

Auckland Plan:Long-termcommitmentto action andtargets set

Step 3:

Discussiondocumentreleasedfor publicfeedback

Step 4:

150+stakeholdersvia 12technicalworkstreamsdevelop draftaction plan

Step 5:

Draft actionplan releasedfor publicfeedback

Step 6:

Adoption bythe counciland launch

Working togetherThis is a plan for Auckland. Low Carbon Auckland has been developed in close cooperation andcollaboration with over 150 representatives from business, community, non-governmental organisations

and knowledge institutions under the leadership of a cross-sector Steering Group.

Aucklands unique cultural heritage and the principles of Kaitiakitanga (or guardianship) have beenwoven into developing the plan and how it will be implemented. This has been facilitated through a Moriworking group which has identied issues, opportunity areas and priority actions for Mori.

Playing our partNew Zealand has committed to a long-term goal of reducing New Zealands net emissions to 50 per

cent of 1990 levels by 2050, as well as a short-term target of 5 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020.The Auckland Plan commits to working towards a 50 per cent reduction by 2050, which aligns withthe national long-term target, and sets a short-term target of a 10 to 20 per cent reduction. The plandemonstrates the key role Auckland has to play in contributing to New Zealands efforts to curb globalGHG emissions.

The New Zealand Energy Strategy and Energy Efciency and Conversation Strategy also set aspirationaltargets for increasing renewable electricity generation (90 per cent by 2025) and the direct use ofrenewable resources.

New Zealands Emissions Trading SchemeA direct and immediate economic cost is incurred on GHG emissions through emissions trading schemesthat put a price on carbon, both in New Zealand and overseas. New Zealands Emissions Trading Scheme(NZETS) is the Governments primary mechanism to achieve low-cost national emissions reductions. Thisplan proposes a range of complementary measures to work alongside the NZETS to deliver on national andAuckland targets.


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Where we want to be Auckland in 2040Auckland in 2040 is the vibrant home toalmost 2.5 million people and is celebratedas a global city of choice in which to liveand do business.

A substantial portion of Aucklands energyis supplied from renewable sources.The widespread presence of renewabletechnologies such as wind and solargenerators visibly demonstrate the citysenergy resilience and Aucklanders areproud of these city icons. Auckland isnow resilient to volatile oil prices andpotential supply disruptions because wehave reduced our dependency on imported

transport fuels.Aucklands urban and built form hasnoticeably changed. Sustainability is acore and central element in its plan, design,construction and operation. Our homesand buildings are smart with efcienciesoptimised automatically, and use sustainablematerials ensuring they are clean, green,healthy and energy neutral. There are moregreen open spaces and corridors, supporting

conservation and recreation. Aucklandis viewed as a city among trees whereresidents and visitors alike enjoy eating fresh,healthy food that is grown locally. Morepeople are able to work closer to home andthere is greater choice of local shopping andentertainment.

Waste is an historic, old-fashioned concept as we designand manage the completelifecycle of our materials inways that allow every productand resource to be recoveredand reused. Our organic wasteenriches our soils or is used toproduce energy.

Excellent public transport systems,cycleways and footpaths have reducedour reliance on cars, with fewer vehicleson our roads, and greater accessibilityand mobility for all. Aucklanders areknowledgeable and well-informed andengaged, and are using low carbonproducts and services in their dailylives. The city from the revitalised citycentre and waterfront to rejuvenatedlocal neighbourhoods is vibrant anddistinctively Pacic. As a result, Aucklandhas built a reputation as a global city

to visit.

Our economy is thriving due to our smartthinking and early investment in cleanand green technologies. We are a leadingexporter of green technology, innovationand knowledge. We have achieved aneco-economy that is recognisedworldwide, one in which energy use isnot linked with economic growth.


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Our daily decisions will make the differenceThis is a plan for Auckland and we all have an important part to play. Whether at work, studying or athome, the decisions we make on a daily basis will determine what our collective carbon future looks like.

Our individual carbon footprint is made up of decisions around what we eat, how we travel, whether wemaintain and/or retrot our buildings, how we use energy and what we throw away.

So if we estimate the footprint of an average Aucklander we nd that our daily decisions could amount toemissions of around 13kg CO2e per day per person.

These 13kg break down in the following way:

Our carbon contributions

Finding ways to engage people and enable them to take ownership of their carbon output is a key factor indelivering Aucklands low carbon future. This will be achieved by working directly with our communities, athome, at school and at work, in order to highlight the difference our decisions can make.

To nd out more about how our daily decisions affect our carbon footprint, see some great examples ofleadership in energy efciency and get some practical advice, go to the Auckland Council website.

52%Food consumption

40%Commuting by car

1%Household waste

7%Household energy
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A 10-year action plan -

a summary of actions Develop an enabling regulatory framework via the Unitary Plan to support and

promote renewable energy generation, energy efciency measures, and a secureand resilient transmission and distribution.

Actively manage the demand for travel.

Ensure price signals such as parking and road pricing support travel demandmanagement and quality, compact city development.

Introduce the new frequent bus network and electric trains supported byintegrated ticketing and fares.

Begin to convert the public transport eet to alternative fuels and stimulatewidespread market uptake for fuel switching.

Improve transport efciency to reduce how much fuel we consume.

Diversify energy generation options, focusing on an increased uptake of local

renewable sources such as solar and wind. Mass market and integrate smart grid networks, building and appliance

technologies citywide, driving energy efciency gains.

Facilitate the design and construction of more resource efcient buildings.

Plan and develop more people friendly communities and precincts.

Stimulate market uptake for sustainable buildings through increasingly stringentnew building standards.

Stimulate building retrot in commercial, industrial and manufacturing buildingsby marketing and encouraging competition and voluntary commitment.

Expand the Retrot Your Home programme.

Trial a warrant of tness scheme for rental properties.

Introduce an Auckland-wide household recycling system, integrating organicscollection.

Establish innovative funding models for generating nance for these activities,and improve our access to capital via public-private partnerships, incentives and

enabling regulation.


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Reducing the demand for travel

Switch from fossil fuels to clean alternatives.

Encourage biofuels and electric vehicles.

Rely less on imported fuel.

Convert the public transport eet and publicsector vehicle eet to alternative fuels.

Develop an electric vehicle charging network.

Moving away from use of fossil fuels

Introduce new frequent bus network and electric trains.

Integrate ticketing and fares.

Improve cycling infrastructure.

More busways and bus lanes andpriority at trafc signals.

Construct City Rail Link.

Increasing the use of public transport,walking and cycling

Aucklands urban form means fewer andshorter trips are required per person.

Note: these are per person trips, not total.

AUCKLAND NOW

Focus growth in centres with

good access to public transport.

Reduce the number and length of trips.

Transport pricing tools, e.g. roadpricing, workplace travel planning.

Cars will bemore efcient.

Public transport isfast and efcient and

the transport modeof choice, along withwalking and cycling.

public transport trips

per person per year

100

vehicles eet are electric40-50%

Improving transport efciency to reduce the

consumption of fuel

Encourage more efcient vehicles.

Enable more efcient freight movement;

establish freight consolidation centres.

Small butincreasingproportion ofhybrid-electricvehicles.

Transportcontribution to

Aucklands GHGemissions.

39%Low but increasing

use of publictransport.

Highly dependenton our vehicles and

fossil fuels.

fewer tripsper person20-30%

Auckland cyclingnetwork will be

completed by 2030

Transforming the way we travel

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AUCKLAND 2040

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of electricity isgenerated fromrenewable sources.

90%of energy generatedin Auckland.

Solar photovoltaics(PV) and wind energy

will account for83%

New buildings canachieve a 30 per

cent to 40 per centreduction in energy

use by applyingcurrent technologies.

-40%Only 35 per cent of Aucklands

electricity supply is generated fromrenewable sources, compared to the

national average of 73 per cent.

35% Nationalaverage73%

65%Aucklands energy

demand could increaseby up to 65 per cent

by 2040.

2.1%

Aucklands electricity demand isforecast to grow on average by

2.1 per cent annually over the next15 years higher than the national

average of 1.7 per cent.

annuallyNationalaverage1.7%

$5,000,000,000Aucklands current spend on energy per year.

Averagehousehold

spending onenergy is around17 per cent of

its income.

Managing the energy demandDeveloping Aucklands low carbonenergy options.

Develop smart green zero energy buildings anddevelopment through innovativelow impact design.

Improve the energy-efciency of existingbuildings through retrotting.

Invest in smart grid infrastructure andtechnologies.

Promote energy efciency.

Install energy efcient street lighting.

Remove regulatory barriers to encourage:

developing renewable generation (including windand solar photovoltaics) on a large scale

uptake of small-scale distributed generation.

Protect the key transmission corridors.

Develop combined heat and power (CHP) schemesand waste to energy (WTE) conversions usingresidual organic waste.

Stimulate widespread adoption of low-carbontechnologies.

Apply precinct and district scale approaches tooptimise renewable energy generation and smart

grid networks.

Local large scale wind generationwill power the equivalent of

238,909 homes.

Solar photovoltaics (PV)

on buildings will powerthe equivalent of

176,565 homes.

We reducethe energy

used in streetlighting.

All properties haveaccess to smart gridnetworks and technologies.

Auckland

The majority ofthe energy used inAuckland is sourced

from outsidethe region.

Transforming the way we use and generate energy


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AUCKLAND 2040

AUCKLAND NOW

Transforming our built environment and green infrastructure

Demonstrating leadership and creating quality

exemplars of sustainable development to inspire

Sustainable design standards and stimulating demand

for efcient, healthy and comfortable buildings

Develop and promote exemplar Green Buildingsand establish a collaborative learning programme.

Benchmark the performance of council buildingsagainst a 5 star NABERSNZ energy rating anda 5 Green Star rating, and retrot assets whichperform poorly.

Promote the benets of sustainable design andbest practice.

Deploy and promote the Auckland DesignManual.

Integrate the principles of sustainable designinto planning.

Develop a Green Infrastructure Plan.

Set minimum standards for new buildings,precincts and large-scale developments.

Start a retrot programme targeting areas of

poor performance.

Accelerate energy efciency audit and retrotprogrammes for residential, commercial andindustrial buildings.

Introduce disclosure of a buildingsperformance at the point of sale,rent or lease.

Establish a Warrant of Fitnessprogramme for rental properties.

Advocate for strengthening theBuilding Code to foster best practice.

Our housing is dispersedand low-density, whichis relatively inefcient,resource hungry and

dependent on fossil fuels.

Buildings and facilitiesconsume the vast majorityof electricity and natural

gas in Auckland.

Our homes arefrequently damp, coldand poorly insulated,

and so expensive to heat.

Lowest income householdspay the greatest proportion

of their income almost 13 per cent

on household energy.

Green and open spacestraditionally valued for

conservation and recreation,also help improve communityresilience to climate change.

400,000 new dwellings will need to be built by 2040to house our growing population.

13%

Best practice sustainable design is the norm for all Auckland development.

of all buildings achieve

sustainable designstandards equivalent

to a 6 Green Star

rating.

of the councils

property portfolioretroftted.

of new and existing

housing meetssustainable design

standards equivalent

to a 8 Homestar

energy rating.

of all new large scale

development achievesa high standardof sustainability

benchmarked by an

holistic assessment tool.

of all buildings have

their performancemonitored and

benchmarked to delivera high standard of

efciency.

95%80% 95% 90%95%

Of Aucklands schools, ofceand industrial buildings,

56 projectshave gained a 4 Green Star

Design or Built rating or above.

Up to


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AUCKLAND 2040

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Transforming to Zero Waste

Increasing waste minimisation Growing product design and responsibility

Work with industry to reduce the private sectorswaste to landll.

Develop the Resource Recovery Network, whichis a network of resource recovery facilities to sort,disassemble and recover materials.

Roll out comprehensive waste minimisation andcommunity development programmes whichsupport changes to waste and recycling systems.

Find better ways to recover and re-use resources.

Introduce a city-wide organics collection inurban areas.

Issue no new landll consents.

Reward good waste minimisation practices.

Advocate for product stewardship schemes - meaningthe user pays principle applies and resource recovery/disposal costs are incorporated in the products price.

Intensify ways to design, produce and processproducts, packaging and services to eliminate waste.

Introduce protocols and accords to avoid packagingwaste and promote ways to reward designs whichenable resource recovery.

Incentivise new business start-ups that employ mega-efciency design and cradle-to-cradle approaches.

An average Auckland rubbish bin(by weight) contains:

1.174million tonnesof waste went to landll in 2010.This represents approximately0.8 tonnes of waste for every

person in Auckland.

15%recyclables

35%

refuse

40%food waste

10%green waste

From 2015 there will be incentives,education, rules and pricing for householdsto help reduce waste volumes generated.

Food and garden wastecurrently make up around50 per cent of an average

household rubbish.

50%

We avoidwastingmaterials inthe rst place.

Support Zero Wasteprogrammes at 40 marae.

We avoid

of all GHG emissionsassociated with waste.

97%We derivemaximum valuefrom all organic waste.

The cost of doing so isbuilt into each product.

of end ofuse productsare sortedand reused,recycled orrecovered.

100%


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85,000trees are planted (8.5ha)each year on Aucklandsregional park network.

AUCKLAND NOW

AUCKLAND 2040

60,000hanative forest

60,000hashrubland

22,500hasaltwater wetlands

800hafreshwaterwetlands

Almost 6 per cent of

Aucklands GHG emissionscome from agriculture.

6%27 per cent of Aucklands

soils are classied aseither elite or prime land- although a lot of this soilresource is being lost due

to urbanisation.

27%

Growing the extentof urban and regionalforests

Turning forest andorganic residueinto energy

Enhancing localfood production

Exploring marinesequestrationpotential

Expand our existingnetwork of tree-basedecological corridors.

Protect saline ecosystemsand coastal areas.

Establish localeco-sourced nurseries.

Improve how wemanage undeveloped landto sequester carbon.

Establish pilot plants togenerate energy usingforest and other organicresidues.

Replace coal-red boilersin schools with wood-chip boilers.

Understand Aucklandslocal food capacity andhow we could becomemore self sufcient.

Promote sustainableagriculture practices.

Promote compostingand the preservation ofhealthy soil.

Expand urban agriculture.

Make healthy andaffordable foods moreaccessible.

Recognise the valueof coastal and marineecosystems inmitigating climatechange.

Protect and enhanceour coastal andmarine areas.

Forestry and planting programmes

play an important role inmitigating climate change -actively removing carbon dioxide(approximely 956ktCO2e in 2009)

from the atmosphere.

of Auckland regionconsists of coastalwaters of whichwe have limitedunderstanding ofits role in carbon

sequestration.

70%

Reduction in energy

and water use intensityacross Auckland.

40

%-Energy sourced forAuckland is generated fromlocal biomass (excludingmunicipal bio-solids).

20%

Aucklands soils

classied as eitherelite or prime landare protected.

increase in carbon sequestration(compared with 2014 levels) byplanting ecological corridors.

50%

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Green growth opportunities for AucklandEconomic growth that locks in a high carbon future is both undesirable and unsustainable. The pathtowards a high growth, low carbon eco-economy, supported by green growth is highly attractive. It creates

prosperity, enhances our environment and delivers many social benets too such as new jobs, lesspoverty and more efcient use of resources.

A low carbon economy provides opportunities to develop and bring to the market clean technologies andsmart thinking. This has the potential to transform existing sectors and create dynamic new ones.

Green growth demands new thinking and a collaborative approach from business, industry, AucklandCouncil and central government. A series of green growth opportunities are woven throughout the draftaction plan.

What is green growth?

Green growth is economic growth that also reduces pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,minimises waste and inefcient use of natural resources, and maintains biodiversity. Greengrowth places environmental and societal concerns, especially climate change, at the heart ofeconomic planning.

The Future is Here: New Jobs, New Prosperity and a New Clean Economy, Greenpeace New Zealand, 2013.


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Next steps and timeframes10 March7 AprilDraft Low Carbon Auckland Action Plan is released for public and stakeholder feedback.

AprilMayAction Plan is revised based on your feedback.

JuneFinalised Action Plan is adopted and implementation continues.

How can I be involved?There are a number of ways you can join the conversation:

Use thisonline form to have your say on the draft Action Plan. Please ensure you provide your

feedback by 7 April 2014.

Tell us if you or your organisation would like to be involved in implementing the proposed Action Plan.Email [email protected] with your name (and organisation if applicable) to sign up.

For example:

o Would you or your organisation like to be involved in delivering any of the proposed actions in thedraft Action Plan?

o Is there an inspiring individual, group or business you would like to tell us about, who is leadingAucklands low carbon transformation? We would like to promote these examples as Aucklandsbrightspots to support and inspire others to take action.
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