What's in a network? Members of the Climate Change, Energy and Environment Network are encouraged to share information and experiences, participate in activities and ultimately deliver value to their respective utilities.
The network covers three themes, climate, energy and environment through the following:
- influencing government policy and regulation to ensure holistic assessment of the financial, economic, social and environmental impacts
- adapting to, and preparing for the consequences of climate change (particularly extreme events)
- identify and explore feasibility of waste to energy opportunities
- realise energy and cost savings through energy efficiency
- valuing natural assets and including them in the balance sheet
Many of the networks' members are specialists on climate change (adaptation and mitigation), energy (efficiency, renewables and resource recovery) or environment (policy and regulation). With so much ground to cover the annual Climate Change Energy and Environment Network meeting runs three streams, one for each program area. A full-group session is also held to share learnings from each stream and to inform the whole group about emerging issues and collaborative projects. As well as the annual meeting, the network uses the WSAA member community site to identify issues, discuss and collaborate.
Some of the group’s most recent projects include:
- The Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines, now available as a free download.
- Management Framework for Wet Weather Overflows–a risk based approach
- Energy Management Systems Benchmarking
- Energy Efficiency Benchmarking for WWTP, as well as Water & Sewage Pump Stations
Recent feedback from members of the network includes:
- It's a fantastic networking opportunity; the face-to-face meeting is really valuable
- I get a lot from the program breakout group presentations and discussions
- I enjoy the in-depth project delivery
- It's an opportunity to really get to know others through the social interactions (site visits, dinners, breaks)
- It is the most relevant meeting to go to in a year
Interested in joining the Climate Change, Energy and Environment Network? It’s easy to join via the member community site, simply click on request to join on the network page.
1 Aug 2016
