Bonnick Rd dump revealed as Gympie’s biggest greenhouse gas problem
A new report into Gympie Council’s carbon footprint reveals it released more than 33,000 tonnes of emissions into the atmosphere in 2019-20 – but it is still ahead of the curve
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Bonnick Rd’s dump has been revealed as the Gympie Regional Council’s biggest greenhouse gas problem in a new report which predicts the government body will hit net-zero emissions long before state deadlines.
The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, to be tabled before councillors at Wednesday’s ordinary meeting, reveals the city’s remaining operational dump accounts for two-thirds of the council’s greenhouse emissions.
According to the report, the council created more than 33,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in the 2019-20 financial year.
More than 22,000 tonnes were created by the dump.
Another 7000 tonnes (about 8 per cent) came from fuel use, with the council spending more than $1.5m on diesel and petrol.
The remainder was created by the region’s sewage treatment plants.
The report forms part of a wider climate change policy expected to be adopted by the council as part of a global push to lower society’s carbon footprint.
Queensland Government modelling indicates the Wide Bay’s temperature will increase between 1.1C and 3.4C by 2070, and sea levels will rise 80cm by 2100 under the high emissions scenarios.
The report states the council’s emissions targets are on track to be net-zero by 2043 – seven years before the 2050 deadline set by the Queensland Government.
Thanks to efforts already under way to reduce Gympie landfill emissions, the council is on track to achieve the goal, the report says.
The proposed climate policy follows an energy management plan adopted in February 2020.
Originally published as Bonnick Rd dump revealed as Gympie’s biggest greenhouse gas problem
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