Sustainability Report 2005-2006
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007
Supervising Scientist Division environmental performance
Energy
EN3: Direct energy use segmented by primary source-transport energy use
Goals 2005-06
During 2005-06, SSD will assess its current trends in vehicle usage and fuel consumption and look at strategies to further reduce usage and consumption
Performance 2005-06 and trends
Fuel usage (transport and other usage) has been reduced by 18% for the period. Distance travelled by SES vehicles and SSD pool vehicles has also decreased by 18%.
| Fossil fuel | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total litres | 40 853 | 33 612 | - 18% |
| Total distance travelled | 280 933 | 229 622 | - 18% |
| Average (l) per 100km | 14.5 | 14.7 | + 1% |
| Total GJ -Petrol | 613 | 417 | - 32% |
| Total GJ -Diesel | 885 | 826 | - 7% |
| Total CO2(t) -Petrol | 45 | 30.5 | - 32% |
| Total CO2(t) -Diesel | 62 | 57.8 | - 7% |
Tracking of fuel usage was done throughout the earlier part of 2005-06 in an attempt to identify trends. Due to a reduction in staff resources and changing priorities this did not continue throughout the period and will be addressed during 2006-07 in an attempt to develop strategies to reduce consumption.
Commentary
Performance has been improved through reduction in the fleet size from 11 to 10 vehicles for part of 2005-06. During 2004-05 SSD hosted a number of international university students involved in an ERISS research project that required full-time use of a vehicle for six months to conduct field studies, which did not continue into 2005-06.
Reduction in travel between the Jabiru and Darwin sites has also contributed to improvements in performance. Such factors as the availability of videoconference equipment and the exclusion of the pop-netting programme for 2005-06 have reduced the need to travel between sites. The pop-netting programme usually runs for a six week period and requires involvement from Darwin staff who travel to Jabiru to participate. The programme also requires use of a number of vehicles to travel to various field sites to carry out pop-netting activities during that period.
Goals 2006-07
- Current trends of vehicle usage and fuel consumption to be assessed
- Determine strategies to further reduce usage, consumption and transport-related impacts on the environment.
Related Indicators
Contents
- Sustainability Report 05-06
- Executive summary
- Vision and strategy
- Our organisation
- Governance
- Policy and influence
- Environmental performance
- Social performance
- Economic performance
- Report assurance statement
- Case studies
- GRI index
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