Reducing our carbon footprint

Our climate change strategy includes two reduction targets:

• energy - gigajoules (GJ)
• emissions - carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂ e)

Energy reduction targets:

Financial year	Energy reduction and fuel substitution	Actual energy reduction
2007/08	12% reduction	7.1%
2008/09	22% reduction	9.5%
2009/10	35% reduction
2010/11	36% reduction
2011/12	Emissions reduced by 4900 tCO2-e

Emissions reduction: targets to 2010 and actuals to 2009:

Results for 2008/09

Emissions inventory for 2007/08
REsults for 2007/08 (PDF 80 KB)

CO₂  is the main greenhouse gas emitted from our activities, including:

• natural gas combustion at Bell Bay until closure in April 2009
• diesel-powered generation at King and Flinders Islands' power stations
• fleet vehicles
• electricity consumption in buildings and facilities, including offices and pump stations.

A small amount of emissions are in the form of:

• hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - found in building and vehicle air conditioning
• sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) - a gas used in electrical circuitry and switchgear.