Climate Change Adaptation Survey

In 2018, the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and the Environment (formerly OEH) and LGNSW surveyed member councils on what’s needed to help minimise the impact of climate change on NSW communities. The 2018 survey built on the findings of the 2015 survey.

• NSW Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Survey - Key Findings 2018 (PDF, 3.3MB)
• Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Survey - Final Report, July 2015 (PDF, 1MB)

Resources developed by councils

The following reports are outputs of projects funded through the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change program

• Bland Shire Council's Building Climate Resilient Unsealed Roads (Unsealed Road Treatment Trial) report
• Cumberland City Council's and Western Sydney University's Guide to Climate-Smart Playgrounds: Research Findings and Application
• Hunter Joint Organisation’s Climate Change Integrated Planning & Reporting (IP&R) Package provides guidance on embedding climate change into the development of Community Strategic Plans, Delivery Programs and Operational Plans by providing user friendly, practical tools and templates.
• Randwick, Woollahra and Waverley Council's Future Proofing Residential Development to Climate Change 
• Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Council's Urban Heat Planning Toolkit to help strengthen planning provisions to reduce the impacts of heat
• Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Council's Cool Suburb's tool for building heat resilience in in urban planning and development

NSW Government resources

Net zero swimming pools
The following resources have been created to assist pool operators realise opportunities for energy efficiency improvement energy efficiency and transition to net zero operations across their portfolio:

• Net Zero Pool Guide – Develop an awareness of appropriate and generally applicable energy efficiency opportunities specific to the pools context 
• Pools Toolkit – An interactive toolkit that allows users to input key information on their facility, providing guidance on site-specific upgrades  
• Business Case Templates – Streamlines the process for pool stakeholders to source funding to implement a Net Zero Pools Program 

Net zero solar tool
An online assessment tool to model the energy and financial performance of on-site solar and battery storage projects. The tool can assist energy users test a range of project sizes, cost and technical considerations for different solar scenarios.

• Solar Tool
• Solar Tool - user manual
• Solar tool - Q & A

Regional council sewage and water treatment plant energy efficiency tool
This is an interactive tool which allows the user to enter site specific details to assess 10 commonly found energy efficiency opportunities in STPs and WTPs. 

• Sewage and water treatment plant energy efficiency guide
• Sewage and water treatment plant energy efficiency opportunity checklist
• Sewage and water treatment plant energy efficiency assessment tool

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