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Beating the heat in the ‘burbs – how councils can combat urban heat islands
If the term “urban heat island” wasn’t bad enough, experts have now coined the phrase “urban heat continent”, highlighting the spread of heat affected urban areas in Australian cities, primarily Melbourne and Sydney. A recent survey by 202020 Vision gathered...
Melbourne councils help pensioners beat the heat with solar
WITH TEMPERATURES SET TO soar above 40 degrees today, Melbourne councils are helping vulnerable residents to beat the heat with solar power.The Solar Savers program, originally developed by City of Darebin council, helps pensioners to install solar systems with no...
Mayor Rex Parris and Lesley Hughes on cities taking climate action
As seen on Nine's Today Show, 23 December, 2018: Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris and Lesley Hughes share how cities across Australia and the globe are stepping up to take action against climate change.Watch the coverage here:
Councils ready to lead on electric vehicles
This article first appeared on ARENA Wire on December 21 2018. Could electrifying the cars and trucks used by councils be a way to kick-start our local electric vehicle industry? The Cities Power Partnership was keen to find out, so recently undertook a...
CPP’s 12 Days of Christmas
In honour of the festive season, we’ve singled out 12 awesome Cities Power Partnership council’s renewable energy or energy efficiency projects.
Why Newcastle needs an electric race event
As V8 engines thunder down Supercars tracks, another kind of motorsport is fast gaining pace. Electric auto racing may be motorsports sustainable future.
EU – Australia Leadership Forum, Brussels 2018
Alix Pearce, Cities Power Partnership director, reports on an important gathering of international leaders in Brussels This week leaders from government, business, the non-profit sector, media, academia and science gathered in Brussels for the EU-Australia Leadership...
Australia’s Top Solar Suburbs
Every year the Climate Council tracks the relative renewable energy progress of Australian states and territories. Find out where the top solar suburbs are.
Celebrating a Green Christmas
No, we’re never going to experience a white Christmas here in Australia but there are some places around the country doing their best to have a green one! See below for some lovely examples of councils and cities spearheading environmentally friendly and...
Georges River Council fosters a climate for change
Georges River Council has joined a Climate Council initiative pledging to pursue actions to accelerate pollution reduction and source clean energy projects.
Ballarat surprises as location for high-performing solar
This article first appeared in the Courier Mail on 23/10/2018. Data shows more people are installing solar in Ballarat. There has been a steady increase in solar panel systems installed on Ballarat households in the past 12 months, according to Clean Energy Regulator...
Powerful councils partnership awarded for climate collaboration
This article first appeared in the Bega District News on October 19 2018 The Bega Valley Shire Council says it is delighted to be involved in a partnership that has taken out top honours for knowledge sharing at the inaugural Cities Power Partnership National Summit...
Recognising councils’ action on climate change
A council’s floating solar farm and a museum’s energy upgrade project are among local government climate change initiatives recognised in awards.
Council commits to climate change challenge
This article first appeared in the Coffs Coast Advocate on 17 October 2018 Coffs Harbour City Council 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...
How to transform a depressed city into a renewable energy powerhouse
Under Parris’s leadership his city – Lancaster, north of Los Angeles – has transformed from being named the “worst city in LA county” into a renewable energy powerhouse that creates more power than it uses, with unemployment a third what it was.
US city empowers Australian councils to develop solar as lack of federal climate policy causes concern
A city in southern California has become the first city in the world to be zero net energy with solar farms powering the entire city, and now it is inspiring Australian cities to follow its lead.
Local government climate heroes shine at Cities Power Partnership Awards
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS have taken out top honours for their work on the climate change frontline, at the inaugural Cities Power Partner Summit Awards. The awards, held on Thursday 18 October in Kiama, New South Wales as part of the Climate Council’s Cities Power...