The Greater Geelong community values: Success will be achieved by: economically healthy and environmentally responsible investment in renewable energy businesses industries and research clean energy solutions plan and deliver a reduction of carbon attracting renewable energy emissions industries to the region community education about the local easy access to recycling impacts of climate change innovative approaches and assist new and existing business to resilience to climate change adapt to clean technology the community adopting sustainable identify new best practice standards for practices. water efficiency and management moving to a zero-waste community encourage economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible business practices. The measures of success are: performing better than the Victorian average in solid and green waste diverted from landfill Greater Geelong being a carbon neutral city-region 20 per cent of all water used in the municipality is sourced from alternative sources. MOST STRONGLY SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY THE JOURNEY TO A CLEVER AND CREATIVE FUTURE Understanding how the community would like Greater Geelong to evolve over the next 30 years gives decision makers the flexibility to respond to shifts in technology, demographics, the economy and climate change.
Success will be achieved by: investment in renewable energy industries and research plan and deliver a reduction of carbon emissions community education about the local impacts of climate change assist new and existing business to adapt to clean technology identify new best practice standards for water efficiency and management moving to a zero-waste community encourage economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible business practices. The Greater Geelong community values: economically healthy and environmentally responsible businesses clean energy solutions attracting renewable energy industries to the region easy access to recycling innovative approaches and resilience to climate change the community adopting sustainable practices. The measures of success are: performing better than the Victorian average in solid and green waste diverted from landfill Greater Geelong being a carbon neutral city-region 20 per cent of all water used in the municipality is sourced from alternative sources. MOST STRONGLY SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY THE JOURNEY TO A CLEVER AND CREATIVE FUTURE Understanding how the community would like Greater Geelong to evolve over the next 30 years gives decision makers the flexibility to respond to shifts in technology, demographics, the economy and climate change.