Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne

Longer fire season threat

THE Hawkesbury could be in for longer and harsher bushfire seasons in the future according to a report released by the Climate Council. Released earlier this month, the Climate Council’s Critical Decade 2017: Accelerating Climate Action highlighted a number of...

Climate solutions start at home

As a fifth-generation dairy farmer, my family has weathered many changes over the years. Climate change is certainly creating a challenge. The dairy industry has always been an important part of life on the New South Wales south coast. The effect that drought and...

Climate Council joins forces with 35 Aussie councils to tackle climate

This article originally appeared in Dunolly News here (page 8). THE CLIMATE COUNCIL has released a new report highlighting the potential and powerful benefits of climate action at a local level, including the scale of action already underway, as the Federal Government...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT READY TO LEAD ON CLIMATE CHANGE – IF WE LET THEM

This article originally appeared here in The Greens Online, Yesterday’s detailed Climate Council report shows Local Government leading the charge on climate change, despite repeated attacks from the Coalition Government. This report is proof that Local...

Mt Majura Solar Farm will ‘save lives’

This article was originally published in the Canberra Times here. The operators of a 2.3 megawatt solar farm in Canberra’s east say their farm will “save lives”, in spite of a Liberal MP’s claim renewable energy will lead to deaths this winter....

As federal leadership stalls local councils pick up climate challenge

This article originally appeared in Eco News, view the article here. They have been inspired by a new report from the Climate Council showing cities, urban centres and rural townships have the potential to slash energy emissions by a staggering 70 per cent. At least...