Zeppel, Heather and James-Overheu, Christina (2011) Carbon mitigation responses by local councils in Adelaide. In: Building Business Communities: Justice, Performance and Change Creating a Sustainable Scholarly Community Colloquia, 9 Nov 2011, Brisbane, Australia.
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Abstract
This paper reports on carbon mitigation actions adopted by Greater Adelaide councils (n=14) in South Australia. A survey of environmental officers profiled carbon mitigation actions, emissions auditing, and motives for emissions reduction by councils. The main reasons for carbon actions were a climate change plan, showing climate leadership, and cost savings.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Paper) |
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| Additional Information: | USQ conference - Paper 12. Authors retain copyright. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | carbon mitigation; eco-efficiency; local government; Adelaide; South Australia |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 16 Studies in Human Society > 1605 Policy and Administration > 160507 Environment Policy 05 Environmental Sciences > 0503 Soil Sciences > 050301 Carbon Sequestration Science 16 Studies in Human Society > 1606 Political Science > 160605 Environmental Politics |
| Subjects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | D Environment > 96 Environment > 9603 Climate and Climate Change > 960302 Climate Change Mitigation Strategies |
| ID Code: | 20117 |
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| Deposited On: | 12 Jan 2012 09:05 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2012 10:51 |
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