This post originally appeared in the Kiama Independent on 12 October 2018 Some of the world’s best minds working to tackle climate change will arrive in Kiama for the inaugural Cities Power Partnership National Summit, on October 18-19. The group of 11...
RANDWICK and Bayside councils will benefit from a new deal with Origin to receive solar power. They along with 18 other councils in the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils have signed up to a power purchase agreement with Origin, sourcing 39,000 MWh 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...
The Shire of Northam has joined forces with other councils across Australia to slash greenhouse gas pollution and tackle worsening climate change as the latest council to join the Cities Power Partnership. The Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership program...
This article originally appeared in The Advocate on 9 October 2018. Hepburn Shire Council has reaffirmed its commitment to climate change action. The Climate Council today announced Hepburn Shire has joined the Cities Power Partnership, the largest local government...
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 report, Tackling Climate...
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.
This article originally appeared in SBS News on 2 October 2018 here. Thousands of residents from Tathra, the NSW town decimated by bushfires, are calling for stronger action to combat climate change. More than 2000 locals in the NSW coastal town of Tathra gathered on...
The Cities Power Partnership is proud to welcome 31 new councils into the program, taking the network to over 100 councils representing almost 11 million Australians. Councils from across Australia are joining forces to slash greenhouse gas pollution and tackle...
Low emissions fleets and better cycling and walking infrastructure are among the ways local government can tackle transport pollution. Since the first Australian manufactured electric buses joined Adelaide’s public transport network last July, the vehicle’s...
