Big Snapshot 2023 Update Webinar: New Data Sources, Fugitive Emissions Feature and More

Big Snapshot 2023 Webinar Update: New Data Sources, Fugitive Emissions Feature and More

11am AEDT Wednesday 8th November 2023
It is that time of year again, where we are gearing up to release a new round of data to the Snapshot Climate tool, and we would love to tell you all about it.

The Snapshot Climate Tool, developed by Ironbark Sustainability in collaboration with Beyond Zero Emissions, has been providing free and accessible emissions information since 2019. The Snapshot Climate tool continues to add value to the efforts of councils and communities around Australia to reduce emissions.

Our 2023 updates are as big as they get and you can come and hear about what it means for your profile and your data! Join us at our webinar at 11am AEDT on Wednesday November 8th to get all the latest from the Snapshot team on new insights to help determine the most effective zero emissions actions for your local area.

Improvements and Changes

This year the biggest change will be the introduction of fugitive emissions to the profile. This addition builds on the provision of complete Basic+ profiles in last year's data update. Fugitive emissions come from oil, gas and coal mining - an overlooked sector of emissions in Snapshot to date. They are critical to align state and national totals with local government profiles. As with the inclusion of Industrial Process and Product use emissions, some profiles will increase in total value, on average by about 5%, but will now provide a more complete picture of emissions, in line with the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Many councils have no fugitive emissions, but for councils with a high allocation of mining and resource extraction the emissions profile may increase substantially.

As well as providing new profiles for the 2021 calendar year and the 2021-22 financial year we have also made a few changes and additions to the data sources, methods and verifications to improve data accuracy, as outlined below.
- Timeseries data - additional year of data, showing trends and tracking of emissions reduction progress
- Subsector data - addition of commercial subsectors to provide more detailed and granular emissions information.
- Transport data - method updates to ensure the total transport numbers align with Australia's National Greenhouse Accounts.
- Stationary energy data -Addition of an industrial agricultural subsector
- For all sectors - Improved allocation of emissions based on where the jobs are not where people live.
We will also be giving a sneak peak into new developments behind the scenes that enable you to see which organisations are responsible for the biggest pieces of the emissions pie in your location, which can support even more effective approaches to reducing emissions across your community.

We’re very grateful to our 2023-2024 Snapshot Sponsors: City of Bayside, City of West Torrens, City of Kingston, City of Mitcham and City of Stonnington. It’s thanks to these councils who have jumped on board to support Snapshot that emissions profiles and climate information remains free and accessible for their communities - and all communities - around Australia.
Extra 30min Session for All Data Nerds

From 11:00am-12:00pm we'll go through all of the updates and explain what they mean, what's in the pipeline and get to some key questions. You’ll hear from Ironbark’s Imogen Jubb, Alexi Lynch and Matthew Sullivan-Kilgour to take you through all of the news as well as some special guests.

We're also going to stick around for another half an hour from 12:00pm-12:30pm to open the floor up to any technical or data-nerd questions that people have. So if you're one of those people who really wants to get stuck into assumptions, extrapolations, allocations and emissions factors then this 30min slot is for you.

Of course everyone is welcome to stay for the whole hour and half! But just a heads-up that from 12:00pm-12:30pm we'll have all the technical and innovations crew on hand for all of the tricky question we sometimes miss in our standard hour-long sessions.

Please fill in the details below and we'll see you there.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Council Name / Organisation*
Position*
Email*
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Phone Number*
State/Territory*
Do you have a community wide net zero or emissions reduction target?*

YepNot yet but planningNopeNot sure
What is your target (or planned target)? (eg, Net Zero by 2030)
How confident are you in your ability to meet your community wide target?

Very confidentQuite confidentOn the fenceNot very confidentNot at all confidentNot sureOther
When thinking about reducing community-wide emissions and meeting community-wide targets (if applicable), how important do you consider engaging commercial and industrial emitters in your municipality?*

Critically importantQuite importantNot very importantNot at all importantNot sureNot applicableOther
How confident do you feel in your ability to influence the commercial and industrial emitters within your municipality*

Very confidentQuite confidentOn the fenceNot very confidentNot at all confidentNot sureOther
Have you shared your Snapshot profile with other key stakeholders (community groups, council staff, local businesses, state government, MPs etc)

YepNopeNot sureOther
We're always looking at making updates and improvements to Snapshot! What key improvements or updates would you like to see incorporated into Snapshot? You can only choose three!*

Include emissions forecastingInclude jobs and economic dataInclude climate data such as temperature trendsIncorporate collaboration tools for broad community engagementHave automatic reporting to CDP for programs such as GCoMFurther cohort or comparison analysis and toolsIncorporate targets and target-settingIncorporate postcode level boundariesInclude climate action planning based on specific profileInclude ability for me to incorporate council's corporate/operational inventoryOther
We're always looking at making updates and improvements to Snapshot! Considering you and your role and the following potential features in Snapshot, what are your top three features you'd like to see? (Choose three max!)*

Tools for councils to work with other councils on large business engagementData and processes to help councils engage with key suppliers (i.e. tackling Scope 3 emissions)Tools for community groups to engage with residents and small businessClimate data and temperature trendsPostcode level boundariesData to understand the largest emitters in a council areaEmissions forecasting dataUnderstanding the emissions reduction our community has already committed toData to understand all emitters in a council area
We're always looking at making updates and improvements to Snapshot! Considering you and your role and the following potential features in Snapshot, please rank the most to least importance.
It's generally well understood that all sectors of society need to "do their bit" to help tackle the climate crisis, so it can be helpful to identify and connect with key partners in the journey to reduce emissions. In your situation, who would those key partners be? Choose a maximum of three!*

Key suppliers to help with reducing scope 3 emissionsCommunity groups to engage with residents and small business and understand what they have already committed toOther councils to work on engaging businesses that span multiple council areasThe largest emitters in your regionThe sectors that collectively produce significant emissions in your regionThe "broad community" in general to better communicate what actions councils is taking, and how they can get involved
It's generally well understood that all sectors of society need to "do their bit" to help tackle the climate crisis, so it can be helpful to identify and connect with key partners in the journey to reduce emissions. In your situation, who would those key partners be? Please rank from most to least important.
Have you included your Snapshot profile in any reports or presentations?

YepNopeNot sureOther
Has your Snapshot profile helped you set targets, inform strategies/plans or make any decisions around climate action?*

YepNopeNot sureOther
Want to be famous? If you have a testimonial or something nice to say about Snapshot please let us know! We might use it in a funding application for Snapshot which means we can make more improvements for everyone.
What's the one main thing you want to hear about at the webinar?
Please let us know if you have any questions for our speakers ahead of the session.
This webinar runs from 11am to 12pm AEDT but we're also going to stick around from 12pm-12:30pm for a special data-nerd QA session to open the floor to those who want to get into the weeds! Reckon you'll stick around for the extra 30min?*

Yep I'll be there for the extra 30minNope, I'll just attend the main 11am-12pm sessionNot sure yet, I like to fly by the seat of my pants
How did you hear about this webinar? (please tick as many as appropriate)*

Ironbark newsletterSnapshot newsletterOther newsletterLinkedInThe social media formerly known as TwitterOther social mediaA guy called Scott told me about itSearch engineI looked up and it was written in the starsEmail from council networks
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Big Snapshot 2023 Webinar Update: New Data Sources, Fugitive Emissions Feature and More