As Australia faces twin climate and health crises, towns and cities of all shapes and sizes have a crucial role to play in investing in initiatives that create jobs and set communities up for the future by tackling long-term problems like climate change.
LOCAL COUNCILS ARE OUTSTRIPPING the Federal Government on policies to tackle climate change, committing to hundreds of projects to cut greenhouse gas pollution, according to a new report from the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership.
The Neighbourhood issue: Climate costs and risks to councils report has found climate-fuelled extreme weather is compounding costs for councils.
The Cities Power Partnership (CPP) has just released a new report Tackling Climate Change Together: Local Governments Lead the Charge, which highlights hundreds of climate pledges made by councils in the program, Australia’s largest council climate alliance.
A report on the results of Cities Power Partnership member councils and how they are leveraging the program to accelerate climate action.
A report on how local councils across Australia are leveraging the Cities Power Partnership program to accelerate climate action.