Unlocking the NSW Net Zero Planning Grant for Your Business
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The NSW Government has launched Round 2 of the Net Zero Planning Grant, allocating $2 million to assist businesses in developing robust decarbonisation strategies.
Eligible businesses can secure up to $25,000 in co-funding, covering up to 50% of eligible project costs, to advance their net zero journey.
Watch our webinar with Pangolin Associates’ Gary Cafe and Robbert Slooten as they unpack who is eligible, how the application process works and how the funding can support your AASB S2 reporting, net zero strategy and decarbonisation roadmap.
Watch the full webinar recording below. To watch a short snippet of the webinar, click the link above.
What We Cover
Grant Essentials & Eligibility:
A clear overview of Round 2 funding criteria, energy spend thresholds and key milestones.
Preparing Your Application:
Practical steps and tips to help you understand the application process and NSW Government requirements.
Maximising Your Grant to Fund an End-to-End Climate Strategy with Pangolin Associates:
How the funding can support climate advisory solutions, including:
- Strategy & Climate Risk: Comprehensive physical and transition risk assessments, including AASB S2-aligned approaches.
- Governance & Leadership: Frameworks to embed climate oversight into core executive decision-making.
- Capability & Stakeholder Engagement: Uplifting internal skills and aligning internal and external stakeholders.
- Data & Accounting: GHG Protocol emissions baselines covering Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and data management systems.
- Targets & Validation: Science-aligned target setting, including SBTi-aligned approaches.
- Net Zero Action Planning & Decarbonisation Roadmaps: Operational pathways for energy efficiency, vehicle fleet or process electrification and clean energy procurement.
- Finance & Commercial Modelling: Cost-benefit and financial impact modelling for decarbonisation initiatives or quantification of climate risk.
- Reporting & Disclosure: Supporting climate and emissions reporting requirements.
Speakers
- Gary Cafe, Principal Climate Strategy & Energy Transition, Pangolin Associates
- Robbert Slooten, Director Climate Strategy & Energy Transition, Pangolin Associates
Who Is Eligible
The grant is available to eligible NSW businesses with annual energy expenditure of at least $200,000 at a single NSW site or $500,000 across multiple NSW sites.
We’ll Help You Apply, for Free
Think your business may be eligible?
The application form is short and straightforward. Pangolin can help you complete your application at no cost and provide a free screening before you submit, helping you check that you have addressed the key requirements.
Get in touch with our team to discuss your eligibility and application at info@pangolin.com.au
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