Sydney Water aims to provide continuity of water and wastewater services in the face of climate change impacts. Sydney Water will achieve this by better understanding climate change risks, reducing net greenhouse emissions to zero and increasing the resilience of infrastructure and water supply sources.
understand the range of future climate scenarios to help business planning
implement responses to the projected climatic impacts, and
develop a framework for greenhouse gas reduction to deliver Sydney Water's commitment to carbon neutrality.
Sydney Water's Climate Change Strategy outlines the framework for reducing greenhouse emissions and achieving carbon neutrality. The framework is based on a range of the options and continual monitoring and review aimed at energy use avoidance, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and carbon offsets.
Emissions will be offset through the use of carbon credits generated by Sydney Water.
The commitments made in the Climate Change Strategy will be delivered through the Climate Change Action Plan, which is included in Sydney Water's Environment Plan and key actions reported in the Annual Report.
