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Home > Research and Publications > Climate Change Sector AgreementsOverview OverviewSection 16 of the Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 provides for the Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change to enter into voluntary sector agreements. The Act provides general guidance on the purpose of sector agreements: Agreements may set out the objectives and strategies for greenhouse emissions abatement. This may include:
Agreements may also cover research and development and innovation in technologies or practices. This may relate to:
The definition of sector is not constraining. In effect, the Minister may enter into agreements with a particular person or entity or business group. Agreements may relate to part or all of a business or entity’s operations but also may be specific to an individual project or program. What is a Sector?The Act mostly uses the term sector in its economic sense but also allows the term sector to be broadly interpreted to encompass:
Focus of Sector AgreementsThe initial focus of sector agreement does not have to be on absolute emissions reductions and a blanket application of the state targets set out in the legislation. The content of specific agreements will depend on the circumstances and aspirations of different sectors and these will vary from sector to sector. Different drivers (threats and opportunities) pertain to different sectors and to groupings within sectors. Drivers identified include:
Vulnerability to climate change and adaptation risks and opportunities are considered to be cross-cutting themes that apply to varying extent across many sectors. While each agreement will be fashioned to meet the particular characteristics of a sector there is an expectation that agreements will provide for methods to measure or acknowledge success in meeting any targets under the Act and performance measures for specific strategies set out in the agreement. It should also be expected that agreements will be reciprocal in nature. Sectors will commit to reducing emissions while, for its part, government also needs to commit to provide something of value. South Australia's Sector Agreements RegisterAgreements concluded under Section 16 of the Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reductions Act 2007.
About South Australia’s Sector AgreementsWineThe two-year agreement with the South Australian Wine Industry Association and the Wine Grape Council SA has been developed in collaboration with South Australian Government agencies and features a commitment from the industry associations to recruit wine grape growers and wine makers to a comprehensive greenhouse emissions monitoring and reporting program. The reporting tool to be adopted has been developed by the Winemakers Federation of Australia in collaboration with wine organisations in California, New Zealand and South Africa and the SA wine consultancy Provisor Pty Ltd. The agreement anticipates the development of targeted reductions in greenhouse gas emissions expressed in units of tonnes of grapes grown (for growers) or crushed (winemakers) and also includes a commitment to 20 percent uptake of accredited renewable energy sources. The industry associations’ commitment to the agreement demonstrates global leadership from the South Australian Wine Industry and will provide a vehicle that both assists the sector to respond to the emerging carbon-constrained policy environment and to adapt to the physical imperatives of climate change, including warmer temperatures, higher evaporation rates and reduced water availability. By quantifying the real carbon footprint of wines the agreement will also assist South Australian exporters to address marketing issues such as ‘carbon miles’ and demonstrate their commitment to providing a clean, green, superior product. The agreement was signed at the London International Wine Fair on 2d May 2008 by Premier Mike Rann, Jim Caddy, Chairman of CCW Co-op Ltd (on behalf of Wine Grape Council SA) and Philip Laffer (Orlando’s Chief Winemaker), on behalf of the SA Wine Industry Association. Local GovernmentThe four-year agreement with the Local Government Association will facilitate a collaborative approach to climate change issues consistent with the State/Local Government Relations Agreement. The progressive development of climate change plans for councils across the state, sponsored by the LGA and its insurer, the Mutual Liability Scheme provides a foundation for the agreement. Climate change planning and risk assessments for councils will be complemented by an annual work program based on key areas set out in a schedule to the agreement. The annual work programs will be revised each year. The first annual work programs (in draft form) will be released at the date of signing for consultation and finalisation. The State Government will provide $100,000 from the climate change awareness campaign funding allocation in the 2008/09 budget to support community education initiatives focussing on the role of households in the reduction of greenhouse emissions. The State Government will also support the agreement with access to research advice on a regional basis commencing with research advice directed by the Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change on flooding risk and emergency response. For its part the LGA will invest $600,000 over two years for the development of climate change plans for individual councils under the Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Planning project. The LGA commits to the completion of 25 plans within 18 months of the commencement date of this agreement. |
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