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Feedback is grouped below by theme with an indication of how much support or interest there was in each item. The themes in the Mitigation table correspond with the reporting sectors for greenhouse gas emissions, as determined by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

For each theme, items are listed in order from the strongest support or interest to least. The level of support or interest in each item is defined as follows:

Very strong: raised 30 or more times;
Strong: raised 20-29 times;
Moderate: raised 10-19 times; and
Some: raised less than 10 times.

Mitigation

Theme	Idea	Level of support / interest in consultation
Energy	Incentivise and support households, landlords, schools, businesses and local governments to increase energy efficiency	Very strong
	Grants or other incentives for households and businesses to install solar panels and batteries	Moderate
	Create bioenergy from local materials	Moderate
	Electrification in industry and households	Moderate
	Green hydrogen	Moderate
	Cease all fossil fuel production and use	Moderate
	Support small scale energy generation and the microgrid	Some
	Support energy efficiency upgrades for community housing	Some
	Increase renewable energy generation	Some
	Explore vehicle to grid potential of electric vehicles	Some
Transport	Support greater uptake of electric vehicles, including in fleets	Very strong
	Support greater uptake of active transport (cycling, walking)	Very strong
	Support greater uptake of public transport	Very strong
	Electrification or alternative fuels across the transport sector	Moderate
	Implement measures to improve vehicle efficiency	Moderate
Agriculture	Support climate-smart agricultural practices (eg regenerative agriculture)	Very strong
	Reduce methane emissions from livestock	Moderate
	Support farmers with on-farm carbon sequestration	Some
	Reduce reliance on livestock industries and explore alternatives	Some
	Research into low emissions solutions	Some
Industrial processes and product use	Support transition to lower emissions alternatives	Moderate
Industrial processes and product use	Research lower emissions alternatives	Some
Waste	Incentivise and promote resource efficiency and sustainable practices	Moderate
	Support the circular economy	Moderate
	Improve access to sustainable alternatives	Some
	Educate community about waste, recycling	Some
	Develop waste to energy initiatives	Some
	Ban single use plastics	Some
	Expand availability of food organics bins	Some
Land use, land use change and forestry	Stop or reduce old growth and native forest logging	Strong
	Protect and maintain existing forest estate	Strong
	Reforestation	Moderate
	Use more wood locally	Some
Emissions reduction target	More ambitious target	Strong

Adaptation

Theme	Idea	Level of support / interest in consultation
Research	Research into blue carbon	Moderate
	Update climate projections for Tasmania	Some
	Support research through grants	Some
	Support more citizen science initiatives	Some
Government decision making	Ensure climate change is considered in all Government decision making	Moderate
	Establish a fund to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation actions	Moderate
	Require reporting on emissions	Moderate
	Create a transition and adaptation plan	Moderate
	Establish a climate change commission or body	Some
	Develop a carbon tax	Some
	Build and capitalise on Tasmania’s brand	Some
	Declare a climate emergency	Some
	Establish a carbon offset scheme	Some
	Establish awards to recognise those taking action on climate change	Some
	Involve the Tasmanian Aboriginal community in decision making	Some
	Leverage opportunities under the existing mechanisms like the Emissions Reduction Fund	Some
Community preparedness	Better educate the community about climate change impacts	Very strong
	Work with local government to build capacity	Strong
	Support and promote community connectedness and action	Some
	Support vulnerable Tasmanians to adapt to climate change	Some
	Prepare for population impacts of a changing climate (eg climate refugees)	Some
	Green/regenerative tourism	Some
Business preparedness	Support businesses and workers to transition to the low carbon economy	Moderate
Health and human services	Support mental health of young people experiencing eco-anxiety	Some
	Build capacity of services to support people facing climate change impacts	Some
	Increase workforce capacity	Some
Water security	Actively manage water resources	Some
	Stormwater harvesting and management	Some
	Fund irrigation projects	Some
Agriculture / food security	Support climate-smart agricultural practices (eg regenerative agriculture)	Moderate
	Support local food economies	Moderate
	Ensure fisheries are managed to reflect impacts of a changing climate	Some
	Community gardens	Some
Natural hazards (extreme weather events)	Amend planning rules to reflect increased natural hazard risks	Strong
	Proactively manage risks	Moderate
	Support the use of Indigenous fire management practices	Some
	Strengthen communication networks	Some
	Consider climate change impacts in emergency management planning	Some
	Increase the affordability and accessibility of home and contents insurance	Some
Coastal hazards	Undertake risk assessment, planning and risk reduction activities	Some
Coastal hazards	Review policy frameworks and responsibilities of state/local government	Some
Natural environment	Protect Tasmania’s biodiversity	Some
Natural environment	Rehabilitate disused land	Some
Built environment	Strengthen efficiency and resilience requirements for buildings (residential and commercial)	Moderate
	Support urban greening	Moderate
	Ensure buildings are sustainable	Some
	Address urban sprawl	Some

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