a leading environmental performer

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Carbon Neutral

The City of Sydney seeks to achieve energy savings in buildings and transportation, encourage renewable energy usage, and reduce air pollution within the City LGA.

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Low-carbon energy

The City of Sydney aims to remove its dependence on coal–fired electricity and increase its self sufficiency of low carbon energy and sustainable water supplies to and beyond 2030. To do this we are developing a City-wide plan to implement Trigeneration technology - a way to generate 'green' power from natural gas, and capture waste heat to generate electricity, heating and cooling.

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Greening Council operations

In achieving our 70% carbon reduction target, the City must take leadership by greening our own operations. We are changing the ways our properties are powered, upgrading our vehicle fleet with greener trucks and cars, installing water efficient fittings and fixtures and introducing ways that staff can take responsibility for their own team's environmental footprint.

City of Sydney Community gardens

During consultation for Sustainable Sydney 2030, residents told us that they want greater access to ethically and locally produced food.

In response, Council has employed a dedicated garden officer and is increasing the number of community gardens.

Alternative Waste Transfer Facility

The 2030 Vision articulated a need to reduce impacts of waste. In 2008 the City diverted 16,655 tonnes of residential waste from landfill and by 2014 we have set a 66 per cent resource recovery target. To help achieve this target, we are investigating an Alternative Waste Technology Facility which could also provide an opportunity to process commercial waste and generate renewable fuels. The City has called for Expressions of Interest for companies to give us detailed design options on proposed locations and technologies for such a facility.

CitySwitch

CitySwitch Green Office is a national tenant energy management program that assists commercial office tenants in our cities improve their energy efficiency and reduce harmful CO2 emissions. CitySwitch Signatories commit to achieve an accredited 4 star or higher NABERS Energy tenancy rating through simple, easy to implement actions. City of Sydney is coordinating the national program.