- 1 Confirm the need
- 2 Establish a Baseline
- 3 Prioritise Actions
- 4 Identify Funding Needs & Resources
- 5 Prepare Action Plan
- 6 Implementation
- 7 Continual Improvement
- Undertake a Climate Change Risk Assessment Resource:
CHIA NSW Climate Change Risk Assessment summary. - Understand climate risks for your CHO:
– National climate risk scan.
– CSIRO State of the Climate report
– Australian Climate Service Heat and our health
– Adapt NSW climate risk ready guide.
– Queensland Future Climate projections
– Climate Change Risk Management Tool For Small Businesses In Queensland - Tenant engagement resources on energy bills
- Information for tenants affected by the floods and storms in Queensland
- Climateworks Renovation Pathways
- CHIA is investigating if the RapidRate tool developed by CSIRO could be used by CHOs
- National Greenhouse Gas Account factors can be used to calculate your Scope 1, 2 and some Scope 3 emissions.
- Examples of online emissions calculators:
– Basic emissions calculator for CHOs
– Carbon Neutral, free online calculator
– Sumday, free 30 day trial, subscription based.
– Net Nada, SME focussed with an annual fee - NatHERs 7 star + for new builds and Accu Rate for new designs.The Policy and Regulations resource may help identify minimum standards.
Target emissions reductions by using Science-Based Targets initiative framework and CRREM for your housing portfolio
- Refer to tenant engagement links and the following guides on some example actions:
– Red Cross guide to Climate-Ready Communities
– Climate Change Risk Management Tool for Queensland Households - – Energy efficiency projects in VIC
- – 2018 report on Energy efficiency upgrades in VIC
- Contact CHIA to join CHCAN or to share ideas on what tools and resources would be useful.