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    Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plan for Tasmania's energy sector

    The first legislated Energy Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plan has been released.

    The Plan was prepared after both public and targeted consultation. You can read the submissions on the draft Plan.

    The Plan also includes a summary of the key themes from consultation, and how the Plan addresses these key themes.

    Focus areas

    The five focus areas of the Plan to reduce emissions and build resilience in the energy sector are:

    1. We will support renewable energy development in Tasmania.
    2. We will support Tasmanians to transition their energy use to renewable alternatives, improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
    3. We will de-risk the transition to a low emissions economy.
    4. We will build resilience to the impacts of climate change.
    5. We will drive action through partnerships and collaboration.

    Under each focus area there are new sector-specific and cross-sectoral commitments, future funding priorities, and initiatives that already exist or are in-progress.

    Reducing emissions and building resilience in the energy sector

    • Develop information and resources to support improving energy efficiency in Tasmanian households, with a focus on supporting landlords to improve energy efficiency in rental properties.
    • Work with partners to support households make informed decisions about reducing or electrifying their gas and other fossil fuel use.
    • Work with partners to deliver workshops for community sector professionals to assist vulnerable clients to manage their energy use and power bills.
    • Map the strategic transition requirements for Tasmanian businesses to reduce emissions from their energy use and industrial processes to support government and industry to plan for the transition.
    • Expand the current engagement with Tasmanian major industrial businesses to support our large emitters to reduce emissions and achieve their decarbonisation plans.

    The Energy Plan also includes future funding priorities to guide action over the next five years.

    We have developed Tasmania’s Emissions Reduction and Resilience Roadmap 2024-29 to show the links between all sectoral plans and Tasmania’s first statewide climate change risk assessment.

    There are common challenges and opportunities for all sectors. As part of the Roadmap we will introduce four key programs to support business and industry in all sectors to reduce emissions, build resilience and stay competitive in the transition to low emissions.

    See Tasmania’s Emissions Reduction and Resilience Roadmap 2024-29 for more information.

    Climate change and energy in Tasmania

    Energy keeps our homes warm during the winter months, enables the operations of local businesses, supports the growth of our industries, and provides countless other essential services.

    Due to the dominance of renewables in Tasmania’s electricity grid, the state has very low emissions from electricity generation compared to other jurisdictions. The small amount of emissions from electricity are made from non-renewable electricity sources such as gas-fired power and diesel generators. How much we use these sources depends on a range of factors such as how much hydro and wind generation we have available, relative power prices and what the demand is in Tasmania and Victoria.

    However, electricity is not the only source of energy in Tasmania. Some Tasmanian businesses and households still rely on the direct combustion of fossil fuels such as gas, coal, diesel and petroleum for their energy needs. This is common in industries such as agriculture, forestry, mining, and manufacturing, and for cooking in households.

    Emissions from these sources make up a much higher proportion of the state’s emissions.

    Find out more about Tasmania’s greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and other sectors in our annual greenhouse gas report.

    Climate change brings significant risks for Tasmania’s energy sector. As energy markets and the regulatory landscape change, businesses and industry will need to consider the impacts and how they will respond to continue to operate successfully.

    Tasmania’s electricity networks are likely to face increased disruptions as a result of more frequent and severe weather events. Increased frequency of storms, flooding, and intense bushfires will mean an increased risk of damage and disruption to infrastructure, including roads, and transmission and distribution networks, causing disruption to energy supply.

    Find out more about the Tasmanian Government’s action to build resilience to the impacts of climate change in our response to Tasmania’s Risk Assessment for Climate Change 2024.

    Stay up-to-date

    We will work with key partners and the community to develop and implement the actions in the Energy Plan.

    We will keep you informed through this website, and we encourage you to sign up for our newsletter and follow the Tasmanian Climate Change Office on Facebook.