Sustainability Unit

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The Sustainability Unit provides technical and policy advice and services, benchmarking and reporting tools, and oversees projects to promote ecologically sustainable Government infrastructure. The Sustainability Unit is responsible for managing the following Northern Territory Government energy management programs and initiatives:

NT Government Energy Smart Building Policy has the objective to achieve and maintain best practice energy management in NT Government operations and sets a 10% energy intensity reduction targe for NT Government agencies by 2010-11 (compared to the 2004-05 baseline year).

Energy Smart Schools Program is an initiative aimed at achieving a Territory wide approach to energy management and sustainability in Government schools and is jointly managed by the Department of Education and Training (DET). The program is designed to assist with the integration of sustainability concepts into core component of DET schools’ training and corporate culture, in order to reduce energy use throughout school facilities.  It is also intended to raise the profile of sustainability issues within the wider school community.

NT Government Energy Efficiency Program is a funding mechanism to support the NT Energy Smart Building Policy and represents significant investment to address climate change. The program enables increased prioritisation of energy efficiency projects for five NT Government agencies (which are responsible for 86.5% of the total building energy use). Under the program, $6 million (over 3 years) has been allocated to make government buildings more energy efficient.

For more information on our programs or range of services please email sustainability@nt.gov.au or download the Sustainability Unit fact sheet