Sydney Energy Cost for NYE Bash gives way for Clean Energy Future

Sydney during New Year’s Eve is synonymous with excess and grandiose displays of fireworks and pyrotechnics but that may be a thing of the past as a new plan to tackle climate change is implemented.

The funds that are usually spent on the solar panels show total approximately $750,000 will instead be spent of other initiatives to help promote renewable projects.

This coming as the cost of last year’s fireworks come under fire as excessive while Sydney tries to clean up its energy usage.

The money that previously went towards the NYE extravaganza will instead be spent on 10 new urban parks over the next year.

In addition to this a zero-carbon building competition, efforts to help tenant’s access renewable energy, retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency and expanding efforts to help commercial buildings cut their emissions are projects that are to be started.

Sydney energy cost: Renewable supporter

Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who has run the Australian city since 2004 commenting on the changes in an interview with Eco-business,

“People have been quite amazed that I’d do something so radical”

“People can’t see emissions reductions… But giving residents visual signs of green progress – amenities they want that also happen to cut emissions – creates some ownership” she said.

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Moore believes city leaders would have to do twice as much in half the time to have a chance of reaching the goal set in the Paris agreement.

Sydney energy cost long term goals

This push towards climate change action is in the city’s broader Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan, which aims to reduce the city’s emissions by 70 percent by 2030 and make it carbon neutral by 2050. Ultimately this is believed to achieve a reduction in  the Sydney energy cost.

The plan is underway through initiatives such as planting 10,000 trees, promoting car sharing and upgrading the city’s car fleet to hybrid vehicles, .

Other projects include installing solar power systems, water harvesting and working with businesses to cut emissions, particularly through better building design in the fast-growing city.

So far, the city’s emissions have fallen by a little over a quarter since 2006 – despite a 25 per cent growth in population and about A$26 billion spent on development in the city since she took office, Moore said.

“What’s heartbreaking is the damage governments can do in a short time when they’re in power. The clock is ticking (on climate change), we’re aware there’s so much to do and we’re still fighting these battles,” she said.

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