Report by Ironbark Sustainability for Rural Councils Victoria.
The toolkit is designed to help your council understand its responsibilities and take meaningful action on climate change. It is broken into five parts, each of which has been designed to be a stand-alone document, so you can pick and choose which modules to explore based on where you are on your climate action journey. The modules are:
Guidance Note: This document goes through local government climate change roles and responsibilities, including legislative requirements. It considers liability risks and benefits and opportunities for action, as well as some ways to overcome common barriers faced by rural councils.
Module 1 – Integrating Climate Change into Council Decision-Making: This module considers key actions to integrate climate change into council decision-making processes and ensure that climate change becomes a business-as-usual consideration in council operations.
Module 2 – Adaptation Planning: This module outlines nine key steps involved in developing a corporate or community-based adaptation action plan.
Module 3 – Corporate Emissions Reduction: This module outlines the key steps to develop an emissions reduction plan for council operations and services.
Module 4 – Community Emissions Reduction: This module takes you through the process to develop a municipal-wide emission reduction plan.
