As Australia swelters through intense heat waves, local councils have stepped up to tackle climate change in their own backyard. The Cities Power Partnership (CPP), Australia’s fastest growing local government climate network, this week welcomed 35 new councils,...
SEVENTY LOCAL COUNCILS across Australia, representing over 7.5 million people, have vowed to take action to tackle climate change in their own backyards. The Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership, Australia’s fastest-growing national climate program for local...
RESIDENTS have been asked to have their say on how they would like to save power. Orange City Council joined the Climate Council Cities Power Partnership in October and councillor Stephen Nugent moved to ask ratepayers which five pledges the council should make across...
Seven and a half million Australians now represented by councils committed to climate action 7.5 million Australians are now represented by local governments committed to action on climate change, as three capital cities join a major new council climate partnership....
THE northern beaches should lead the way on taking action against climate change, according to Mayor Michael Regan. Cr Regan said local action on climate change was needed to limit sea level rises. “As a coastal community that faces potential devastation under...
Critical decisions on climate change at a local level are needed within the next three years to put us on track to avert even more dangerous impacts, such as prolonged extreme droughts in Central NSW, according to a new report from the Climate Council The Critical...
