Granted, the 'City of Sydney' is a smaller council than Brisbane, but nevertheless they have improved their energy efficiency, purchased 100% renewable energy, and offset any unavoidable carbon emissions.
Meanwhile, to the best of my knowledge, Brisbane City Council gets just 5% of it's electricity from renewable energy - despite the efforts of Helen Abraham.
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I contacted some councillors about whether Brisbane City Council has increased its commitment. Helen Abrahams informs me that Brisbane now sources of 50% of its electricity through Greenpower. Councillors Peter Matic and Jane Prentice are yet to respond.
Whatever Councillor Peter Matic lacked in speed, he made up for in detail.
Apparently Brisbane City Council purchases 70 GWh of GreenPower. By decreasing their energy consumption, this will soon represent 50% of their usage. By 1 July 2010, council will move to 100% GreenPower. By comparison Sydney City Council's 100% is just 39 GWh (because it's a smaller council).
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