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Upskilling Australians for Clean Trades – Cities Power Partnership October Webinar
Wellington Shire Council is leading and driving initiatives to support the uptake of large-scale renewable energy projects across the Gippsland region in Victoria, however it’s essential that the local labour force is also becoming upskilled to facilitate this new energy transition. The Australian Renewables Academy is working alongside Wellington Shire Council and will outline the many challenges and opportunities associated with upskilling a local labour force.
read moreAfternoon Tea Q&A with Paul Swift from Merri-Bek City Council
Join us for afternoon tea at 3pm AEST Thursday 29th September as we hear from Paul Swift from Moreland City Council as he takes us through the often confusing and complex world of buying carbon offsets.
What you’ll learn:
When you should buy offsets, and when should you not
What are the different types of carbon offsets (VCS, Gold, ACCUs)
How do you buy offsets, and how much do they cost
Potential challenges around offsets
Climate Active certification or going it alone
Afternoon Tea Q&A with Sarah McCabe from CORENA
Sarah McCabe from CORENA took us through who they are and what they offer to local governments. We learnt about:
Who is the Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network of Australia (CORENA) and what do we do?
Organisations we support
Services we provide
How can your local government partner with CORENA to assist your community group and non profit tenants to reduce their carbon emissions and energy costs.
Rapid and Least Cost Decarbonisation of Building Operations
ASBEC has released a Discussion Paper as a contribution to the ongoing national conversation about the critical role of the built environment in delivering Australia’s net zero emissions by 2050 target.
While there is widespread support among Australia’s largest property companies to decarbonise building operations and tackle climate change, more analysis and guidance is needed on the least-cost pathways to deliver on these ambitions across the sector.
read moreCity of Port Phillip: ‘Toward Zero’ Sustainable Environment Strategy
Toward Zero is the City of Port Phillip’s strategy for responding to climate change.
The strategy has been developed in response to community feedback and research that a sustainable environment, city, community and future is an important issue for both the local community and the council. It sets targets for both the community and council against nine key challenges.
read moreWhy your city should work towards sustainable urban consumption
Only by tackling the emissions from consumption and local production can cities take ownership of their whole carbon footprint. This action also offers a vital opportunity to create healthier, happier and more affordable cities, and to influence emissions beyond city borders.
read moreCollaborating with community to achieve Net Zero – Cities Power Partnership September Webinar
For councils to commit to their own corporate emissions reduction target is one thing, but to successfully engage with their community to set a community emissions reduction target also, is quite a challenge! For our September webinar, you’ll be hearing from two neighbouring Victorian councils who have managed to do just that; the City of Greater Bendigo and Macedon Ranges Shire Council.
read moreAfternoon Tea Q&A with Paul Dainton from Greater Shepparton City Council
Greater Shepparton City Council declared a Climate Emergency and set a 2030 Zero Emissions Target in March of 2020. Since, a 2030 Zero Emissions Plan was adopted in December 2021 for Council’s corporate emissions, and more recently a Climate Emergency Action Plan was adopted in June 2022 for Council led climate action for the Community.
read moreSpecial Edition Q&A Session: GreenPower Review – An open forum for councils
GreenPower has been the obvious way for many councils to buy renewable energy. The National GreenPower Steering Group is currently conducting its first public review in seven years of the GreenPower Accreditation Program, giving local governments the chance to voice concerns and make suggestions to improve the program by way of making submissions. The deadline for submissions has now been extended until 5 September for Councils (22 August for general stakeholders).
read moreMaking the electric vehicle and charging switch: Cities Power Partnership August Webinar
Join us as we hear from the Climate Award-winning Lake Macquarie City Council. They will take us through their journey into electrifying Council’s vehicles as well as Council’s process to enable the uptake of EVs within the city/region.
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