NAGA
The Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action began operating in 2002 as an informal network that shares information, coordinates community based emission reduction activities and cooperates on the research and development of innovative corporate emissions projects.
NAGA's members
NAGA's founding members are the Cities of Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Moreland, Whittlesea, Nillumbik Shire Council and the Moreland Energy Foundation Limited (MEFL); in early 2006, the Cities of Manningham, Melbourne and Yarra joined NAGA.
Other Victorian Greenhouse Alliances
In April 2005 the Victorian Government released the Victorian Greenhouse Strategy Action Plan Update, which provided funding under the Greenhouse Regional Partnership Program for NAGA to expand the Alliance's work on local greenhouse issues, by providing funding for the employment of a Coordinator. Other Victorian regional partnerships include Central Victoria Greenhouse Alliance, North East Greenhouse Alliance, South West Sustainability Partnership, Western Port Greenhouse Alliance and Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action. New partnerships are forming in other parts of metropolitan Melbourne, Geelong region, and Goulbourn region. For more information, visit Department of Sustainability and Environment's Regional Partnerships site.
NAGA's projects
As part of involvement in the Regional Partnership program, NAGA is implementing community emission reduction projects, and undertaking research into reducing carbon emissions across the NAGA region. NAGA members are also encouraged to establish their own cutting edge projects, which can act as pilots for future NAGA projects. See below for links to NAGA's projects.
NAGA Strategic Planning
To guide NAGA's project selection and implementation, NAGA undertook a strategic planning process in the second half of 2006. NAGA identified the key trends and issues that will impact on NAGA's ability to deliver substantial energy conservation and greenhouse gains in the next 5 years, developed a vision statement, and strategic goals, actions and priorities. This process culminated in the production of the NAGA Strategic Plan. Click here to download a copy of the plan.
