Californian Rex Parris is part mayor, part sheriff, part lawyer and part preacher. And his main evangelistic cause is renewable energy. Under Parris’s leadership his city – Lancaster, north of Los Angeles – has transformed from being named the “worst city in LA...
A city in southern California has become the first city in the world to be zero net energy with solar farms powering the entire city, and now it is inspiring Australian cities to follow its lead. Being zero net energy means the city produces more solar electricity...
At the inaugural Cities Power Partnership summit held on 18-19 October, we saw over 150 participants from local government across Australia show up in a united call for climate action. As part of this local government summit, an awards evening was held to recognise...
Australia and the United States have many things in common. Unfortunately, in the past few years we have both come to experience increased natural disasters due to climate change – including catastrophic wildfires. For the past 10 years, I’ve served as Mayor of...
City of Ballarat has reaffirmed its commitment to building Ballarat’s profile as a green city. The Climate Council today announced Ballarat has joined the Cities Power Partnership, the largest local government climate change program in Australia. The...
