Fact sheet - Tasmania's businesses and industries

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Tasmania’s Climate Change Action Plan 2023-25

Tasmania’s Climate Change Action Plan 2023-25 outlines the Tasmanian Government’s plan for action on climate change for the next two years. It will support Tasmania’s transition to a low emissions economy, to help us reach our target to maintain net zero greenhouse gas emissions, or lower, from 2030.

Action plan priority areas

1. Information and Knowledge

   We will ensure our businesses, industries, governments and communities can make informed decisions by providing up-to-date, high quality and user‑friendly information about Tasmania’s emissions, our future climate, and emissions reduction, sequestration and adaptation opportunities.

2. Transition and Innovation

   We will reduce our emissions and increase our carbon sequestration by making the most of opportunities using existing and emerging technologies, and support business, industry and the community through the transition to a low emissions economy.

3. Adaptation and Resilience

We will manage the risks and take advantage of the potential opportunities from climate change, support planning and decision making, and build the resilience of our communities, environments, industries and infrastructure.

Developing the plan

To develop the action plan, we consulted state and local government, business, industry, non‑government organisations and the community. We used the best available science and were informed by the outcomes of the most recent independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 and the Tasmanian Emissions Pathway Review. The action plan aligns with other Tasmanian Government policies and considers developments in other Australian jurisdictions, including the Australian Government’s climate change initiatives.

Supporting Tasmania’s businesses and industries in the transition to a low emissions economy

Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plans

We are working with business and industry to take a practical and balanced approach to sector-based emissions reductions and adaptation. We are developing sector-based Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plans for Tasmania’s energy, transport, agriculture, waste, industrial processes and product use (IPPU), and land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sectors.

The plan for the transport sector will be released by November 2023, and the plans for all other sectors will be released by November 2024.

Taking practical action over the next two years

We recognise the need to take action on climate change while the sector-based Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plans are being developed.

The action plan contains a range of actions to support business and industry in the transition to a low emissions economy, including:

• support large Tasmanian greenhouse gas emitting businesses and industries to trial existing clean technologies, or test new innovative production processes, that will lead to reduced emissions
• a program to support tourism and hospitality operators to undertake carbon audits and take action to reduce their emissions, and development of a business case to explore options for carbon neutral tourism in Tasmania
• continued delivery of no-interest loans to assist businesses of all sizes to invest in energy efficiency upgrades
• supporting businesses to improve their continuity planning and build resilience to the physical and transitional impacts of climate change.

The action plan also includes a project to update Tasmania’s fine-scale climate projections. Up‑to‑date information will support business, industry, community and government to understand the projected future climate for Tasmania, and plan for and build resilience to the impacts of a variable and changing climate.