Australian Capital Territory Clean Economy Strategy

The University of Canberra released a "Framework for an Australian Capital Territory Clean Economy Strategy - Economic, Environmental and Social Perspectives" commissioned by the ACT Government in 2009. The full report is ( MS Word 1.4MB or PDF 1.17MB).

Actions would fall across the broad areas of:

• green buildings
• utilities
• renewable energy
• transport
• business and industry development
• research and development
• environmental management

• green procurement
• human capital development and skills training
• education and awareness.

With particular priority lying with the first four areas it further concludes that in order to drive actions in these areas, the government should:

• embrace a leadership role;
• leverage existing business and industry development programs to a green development agenda;
• support ACT-based world-class research and development to enhance the local benefits that will result;
• develop human capital and develop a future workforce plan with a focus on ‘green skills’ needs and
• monitor, measure and set goals. ...