Projects

climatechange Projects

Coastal Inundation Assessment - Georges Bay Subdivision
pitt&sherry prepared a flood vulnerability assessment for a proposed Subdivision of portions of land identified by Break O'Day Council as susceptible to flooding. The report incorporated previous...

Break O'Day Council - Climate Change Risk Assesment
pitt&sherry were engaged to provide an assessment of potential inundation levels for Georges Bay, St Helens, NE Tasmania. The assessment considered the potential contributions of river flooding from...

Break O'Day Council - Climate Change. Engaging Community in Climate Change
pitt&sherry were engaged to present potential impacts resulting from projected changes in climate of particular relevance to the Break O'Day community. Presentations were delivered in two...

Assessment of coastal vulnerability of proposed Mersey Regional Industrial Estate (MRIE)
pitt&sherry, in conjunction with WRL and ACE CRC prepared a sea level rise assessment plan suitable for inclusion with the Latrobe Council's Outline Development Plan as required by the Tasmanian...

Bicheno Golf Course and subdivision - Sea Level rise and coastal erosion vulnerability
We assessed the risks to the planned development from expected sea level changes. These included a consideration of elevations, wave energy alterations, substratum across the development site, and...

Coastal Risk Assessment - Storm Surge Flooding and Shoreline Recession
pitt&sherry completed a coastal vulnerability report for a proposed small scale development of a residential block in the upper Port Sorell estuary. The project considered projected climate change...

ACT Climate Change Action Plan 2
This project was Phase 1 of a 2-part project for the ACT Government investigating options for achieving, at least cost, what are understood to be the most ambitious legislated greenhouse emission...

DEDTA: Renewable Energy Strategy Workshop
pitt&sherry was commissioned by the Tasmanian Renewable Energy Industry Development Board to develop a Renewable Energy Strategy for Tasmania. This involved facilitation of a 2-day Board...

Energy Efficiency Initiatives - Impact in the Western Australian Economy
pitt&sherry was contracted to map and project stationary energy use in WA to 2021, to identify an energy efficiency target for WA, and to detail at least ten policy options to improve energy...

DCCEE: Mandatory Disclosure Lighting Consultation
pitt & sherry was retained by DCCEE to prepare and facilitate a high-level workshop with key building industry stakeholders in Sydney, in order to receive feedback of draft lighting assessment...

DCCEE - Assistance for Prime Minister's Task Group on Energy Efficiency
Phil Harrington, Principal Consultant - Climate Change, was seconded to the secretariat of the Prime Minister's Task Group on Energy Efficiency in 2010, to assist with the analysis of policy...

ACT Greenhouse Gas Inventory (ACT GGI) 2005-08
This project was conducted over a long term on behalf of the ACT government. It involved calculation, analyses and production of three annual ACT Greenhouse Gas Inventory series (from 1990) for the...

CPRS permit auction design
Simulation modelling of a range of possibilities for several types of auction under a mooted carbon credits trading scheme. The aim was to identify pitfalls in operation and in achievements of the...

Climate Susceptibility, Analysis and Communication
pitt&sherry in partnership with the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC), with facilitated inputs from a range of Tasmanian infrastructure managers and planners have developed a climate susceptibili

Climate Change Impacts on George River Floodplain
Assessment of potential impacts of climate change on assets within the George River floodplain, adjacent to the St Helens township.

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Sustainable Thinking

The world is moving rapidly towards a position of determining initiatives on the basis of their capacity to contribute to sustainable objectives. We believe this shift in global value systems is permanent and gaining momentum, with sufficient magnitude to require a proportionate response from pitt&sherry. Find Out More

Rare Consulting

On 1 July 2012 pitt&sherry formalised the acquisition of Rare Consulting, a specialist consultancy providing strategic services in transport technologies, energy use and greenhouse strategy. The operations of Rare consulting have been integrated with pitt&sherry's Climate Services group to provide a team of specialists in transport, energy, carbon and climate adaptation. Find Out More For information on Rare