Reducing our greenhouse gas emissions
Our emissions reduction target
In response to the latest independent review of Tasmania's climate change legislation, the Tasmanian Government has legislated a new emissions reduction target for Tasmania of net zero emissions, or lower, from 2030.
Learn more about Tasmania's greenhouse gas emissions.
What is the government doing?
As the state's biggest employer, the Tasmanian Government is leading by example to understand and manage its greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.
We use emissions reporting software to monitor and generate a wide range of reports, from high-level overviews to detailed spreadsheets. These reports show energy and fuel-use trends and help identify ways to achieve savings.
Reducing emissions can increase our energy productivity and reduce operational costs, making more funds available for delivery of essential government services.
Transport
Transport is a significant source of Tasmania's greenhouse gas emissions. Vehicle fleet costs are a major expense for the Tasmanian Government, local government, private sector fleets and the community.
Actions to reduce transport emissions:
- e-Transport support
- Electric Vehicle Working Group
- Improving fleet efficiency through the Smarter Fleets program
- Electric Vehicle ChargeSmart Grants Program
- Committing to transition the government fleet to 100 per cent electric vehicles by 2030
- Waiving stamp duty on electric vehicles for two years (ceased 30 June 2023, extended to 31 December 2023 for those vehicles contracted to purchase before 25 May 2023)
- Waiving registration fees on electric vehicles for hire car companies (ceased 30 June 2023)
- Investing in Metro Tasmania to trial an electric bus in the North and supporting a hydrogen bus trial in the south of the state
Agriculture
Low Emissions Livestock Grants program
This program will support one or more large-scale trials of feed supplements to demonstrate how feed supplements can reduce emissions from livestock, and the benefits of low emissions feed supplements for Tasmania’s agriculture sector.
Learn more about the Low Emissions Livestock Grants program.
Business support
Business Resource Efficiency Program
The program aims to help Tasmanian businesses review their resource use and find ways to improve it.
Learn more about the Business Resource Efficiency Program
Concluding in 2020, the first Business Resource Efficiency Program worked with 11 small- to medium-sized Tasmanian businesses to reduce the amount of waste they produce. Each business received a comprehensive waste audit, and worked with other program participants to develop plans to reduce waste. The second round concluded in 2023.
Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plans
The Tasmanian Government is developing sector-based Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plans, in consultation with business, industry and the community. The Plans will be specific to Tasmania, and consider how government can support emissions reductions and build resilience to climate-related risks.
Learn more about Emissions Reduction and Resilience Plans.
Preparing your business for natural disasters
Tools, templates and resources to help prepare your business to survive an emergency event are available on the Business Tasmania website.