Member event
Afternoon Tea Q&A: Carbon neutral certification journey with Logan City Council QLD
Join us for afternoon tea at 3pm AEDT Thursday 16 February as we hear from the City of Logan in Queensland walk us through their journey of achieving their recent Carbon Neutral certification.
As only the second council in Queensland to achieve this milestone (behind Brisbane), the four year journey by Logan City Council is underpinned by strategies, policies, leadership and action.
Join us to hear about:
- The steps towards certification
- Components of the public disclosure statement
- Ongoing commitment to reduce emissions and offset residual emissions
- Lessons learned along the way
Our Afternoon Tea Q&As run for half an hour, every second Thursday at 3pm AEDT, where a speaker presents on a climate topic relevant to local government and then opens the floor for questions and discussion. Join us!
A calendar invite to accept will be sent out to Council Connect users, but if you don’t have access to Council Connect please register below to receive the meeting link.
Speakers
John Mabb
Senior Environmental Projects Officer, Health Environment & Waste Branch, Logan City Council
John has worked for twenty years across 4 local governments in South East Queensland in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Across mitigation, he has experience in policy and strategy development, carbon accounting and energy management, energy audits, project management, community engagement and advocacy. In adaptation he has worked across topics such as coastal hazards asset identification, risk analysis, science communication, land use planning, as well as climate change impact statements for project development.
Who should attend?
All member council staff!
