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Budget boosts Carbon Neutral Government commitment

Budget 2021 helps deliver on the Government’s commitment to a carbon neutral public sector by 2025.

  • Budget 2021 delivers $67.4 million to support the transition to a carbon neutral public sector by 2025
  • State Sector Decarbonisation Fund receives significant boost to support more schools, hospitals and other government organisations to replace coal boilers with clean alternatives
  • Funding boost will also accelerate the Government’s ‘electric vehicles first’ policy with $41.8 million for the leasing of low emissions vehicles across the public sector
  • Additional 76,000 tonnes of carbon emissions saved over 10 years

Read the full release on the Beehive website.