The recent release of the state’s Department of Communities-endorsed Climate Action and Sustainability Strategy for 2024 to 2027 signifies its willingness to safeguard a sustainable and resilient future.
Western Australia’s Climate Action and Sustainability Strategy 2024-2027 pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions, pursue electrification and energy efficiency at all new buildings and collaborate with industry leaders in construction to develop a waste and circularity strategy.
Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) senior manager of policy and government relations Shay Singh applauds the commendable progress already made by the state, namely the installation of solar panels on 281 social housing properties. He also denoted the goal to make new builds all-electric and energy-efficient as “significant.”
Increasing accessibility of energy-efficient movement
The Department of Communities is proud to deliver services that enrich the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and the wider community. The recent strategy aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and imminent WA Climate Change Act and boasts nine key focus areas of climate, community and governance. The strategy intends to make sustainable and climate-responsive housing accessible to all demographics.
Department of Communities director general Mike Rowe says the strategy marks a historic milestone for the Department of Communities, as it is the department’s first Climate Action and Sustainability Strategy.
Rowe underscores the intertwined nature of environmental and social issues and says the strategy is a direct reflection of how climate positivity and community wellbeing go hand-in-hand.
“This strategy is our commitment to the natural environment and acceleration towards a climate-positive future, while delivering on our vital services for West Australians,” says Rowe.
The strategy was largely informed and inspired by the United Nations Brundtland Commission recognising sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
The full report is available here.
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