The Queensland Government’s emissions reductions initiatives to June 2024 included:

• requiring sustainability assessments for all capital works programs over $100 million as part of the State Infrastructure Plan
• delivering $2 billion in rebates and initiatives under the Affordable Energy Plan to help households and businesses reduce energy use and maintain energy affordability
• supporting innovation and growth and bringing new energy efficient products and services to Queensland as part of the $755 million Advance Queensland initiative
• Economic Development Queensland’s adoption of the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s EnviroDevelopment certification framework
• partnering with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland to deliver the ecoBiz program, which has helped Queensland businesses achieve an energy saving, on average, of 17 per cent since 2013 through access to personal coaching, training and tools to improve energy efficiency
• consolidating development policies in the State Planning Policy and ShapingSEQ Regional Plan, to encourage housing in well connected, accessible and well serviced areas
• implementing the Waste 2 Resource (W2R) Strategy, under TMR’s Environmental Sustainability Policy, to minimise waste and achieve a more sustainable use of resources across the department
• building active transport networks across the state that promote healthy lifestyles and reduce transport emissions
• through the Queensland Electric Super Highway project, supporting the construction of fast-charging stations at 54 locations to facilitate electrical vehicle use on major transport corridors
• delivering the Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy 2022-2032, setting targets for new passenger sales, Queensland Government fleet passenger vehicles, and new TransLink-funded buses to stimulate investment in the transition to zero emissions vehicles in Queensland.
• replacing obsolete road lights with high-performing Light Emitting Diode (LED) luminaires as well as Smart Light Control units
• managing climate risks to transport infrastructure through the Climate Change Risk Assessments for Infrastructure Projects
• Supporting collaborative research through the National Asset Centre of Excellence (NACOE) with the Australian Road Research Board, focusing on resilience and emission reduction for transport infrastructure.

Outcomes

• During the 2023-24 Financial Year, the ecoBiz program delivered a total of 12,077 tCO₂-e avoided emissions.
• Two million square metres of pavement has been recycled using hot-in-place asphalt recycling (HIPAR).
• The W2R Annual Report provides greater detail on how TMR manages waste. For example, the total waste generated in 2021-2022 was 685,309 tonnes, of which 85% was diverted (reused or recycled) and 15% was disposed to landfills.
• In 2022–23, the government replaced 6,288 obsolete road lights with high-performing Light Emitting Diode (LED) luminaires and installed 7,234 Smart Light Control units. More than 25,521 have been installed since delivery commenced in 2017.