Flying in the face of Federal inaction on climate change, a South-Eastern Queensland council has committed to clean energy and emissions reduction. Logan City Council today announced that they will join the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership, a national...
South Australian councils joined forces on climate change this week, with Onkaparinga Mayor Lorraine Rosenberg warning that local governments can’t afford to wait for Federal and State climate solutions. The Cities Power Partnership event, run by the Climate...
In the Canberra/Queanbeyan region there are over 250 electric vehicles and the number is increasing slowly in response to initiatives from the ACT Government. In fact, the map on my somewhat range-challenged Nissan Leaf shows that there are now 14 charging stations...
Many Australians are despairing at the state of energy politics in our country today. The federal government’s continued failure to acknowledge the reality of the need to act on climate change leaves a dangerous legacy and shows that when it comes to climate...
THE Meander Valley Council will vote on a motion to register its interest for the Cities Power Partnership initiative at Tuesday’s meeting. The Climate Council program is a national initiative that motivates councils to implement green energy policies. “The [program]...
ONKAPARINGA will become the first South Australian council to join the Climate Council’s cities power partnership. It joins a network of councils across Australia committing to tackling climate change by pledging to cut transport emissions and increase the uptake of...
Around the world and across Australia, towns and cities of all sizes are getting on with the job of climate action. They are surging ahead with emissions reduction plans, switching to cleaner energy and building greener, more efficient and resilient communities. From...
Kiama’s transition to a clean energy future just took a huge leap forward, when Kiama Mayor Mark Honey met with the Climate Council, Australia’s leading climate organisation, to discuss pledges to tackle climate change. Mayor Honey and Councillor Andrew Sloan met with...
O’Connor mum Sophie Jenson reckons generating your own electricity is a bit like growing your own vegetables. “When you grow your own vegetables, you’re more appreciative of how you use them in food. When you’ve been generating your own energy,...
THOUSANDS of people could have their energy bills slashed under a $20 million solar loan program. Households could save up to $520 a year under the Solar Saver program, which Darebin Council expanded to a further 2000 households recently. Mayor Kim Le Cerf said the...
