Taskforce

In August 2006, Brisbane City Council set up the Climate Change and Energy Taskforce. Its aim was to advise Council on how to prepare and respond to:

  • climate change
  • increasing energy use
  • rising petrol prices
  • peak oil (when the global supply of oil begins to fall)

The taskforce was an independent body and its members included:

  • Professor Ian Lowe (chairperson)
  • John McEvoy
  • Jim McKnoulty
  • Patrice Derrington (retired from taskforce)
  • Scott Losee

The taskforce also considered community feedback.

The taskforce report, 'Climate Change and Energy Taskforce Final Report: A Call for Action', was presented to Civic Cabinet on 12 March 2007.

The report included 31 recommendations across eight strategy areas.

Council debated the final taskforce report and has adopted 22 of the recommended actions, which you can read in "Brisbane's Plan for action".