Melbourne’s Green Initiatives

It is no wonder that Melbourne was awarded as the most liveable city in the world, the city aims to holistically cater to every need of its citizens. Parts of Melbourne’s credentials are comprehensive initiatives towards greener energy production and usage.

The city council aims to achieve zero net emissions by 2020 by reducing carbon emissions from its own operation. Figures showed that by 2010 the council has reduced over 30% of its greenhouse emissions proving the reality of the 2020 goal.

The Melbourne’ city council primarily offsets carbon emissions by relying heavily on green power sources such solar power in public lighting and operated buildings of the council which has successful reduced nearly 50% of carbon in the said operations.

It was also a historic day when the Council House 2 became fully operational and achieved a 6 green star, the highest possible rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. The CH2 building was able to reduce significant amounts of carbon compared to other buildings in its league, the CH2 building offered building engineers and business owners innovative designs and energy efficient units that will reduce their environmental impacts significantly and enjoy enormous energy bill savings.

Part from being a role model and a perfect example of sustainability, the local government of Melbourne also has implemented some of the most comprehensive programs in the country in hopes of commercialising renewable energy sources and encouraging more people to make the switch.

Melbourne aims to reshape energy generation in the city by building power stations in every roof through solar panels in Melbourne properties. Generous rebates and grants await interested parties and an opportunity to participate in supportive programs such as Melbourne’s Eco-City campaign.

Apart from energy generation, the city has started working on developing the transport sector, which is the second biggest polluting sector in the country. The city plans to encourage the use bicycles and public transportations to remove people from individual vehicles therefore making significant cuts to transport emissions. The city and the state of Victoria have also started introducing hybrid vehicles to improve petrol mileage and reduce trips to petrol stations.

The city has also been working in better waste management systems and water conservation which all accounts in the very favourable living conditions in the city.

Melbourne’s efforts will soon payoff and there is a large possibility that Melbourne will not only be Australia’s most sustainable city but in the entire world.