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Azility partners with Cities Power Partnership to measure energy
We’re excited to announce that, from July, Cities Power Partnership councils will have free access to the Azility emissions reporting and energy platform. Formerly known as Planet Footprint, Azility is the most comprehensive platform available for local governments...
Mayors demand climate action from next Federal Government
MAYORS FROM COUNCILS across the country have demanded that the next Federal Government take swift action to tackle climate change in a joint statement released today. Fifteen mayors from the Cities Power Partnership, Australia’s largest local government climate...
Joint Statement by Australian Mayors
COUNCILS CONGREGATE IN AUSTRALIA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPITAL
Port Augusta has just marked three years since its last coal power station closed down. Now, this pioneer regional city is thriving on renewable energy and 14 councils from all around Australia have travelled to South Australia to witness this world-leading renewable revolution.
Renewables Boom in South Australia Means Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
There’s no denying it: South Australia’s continuing transition away from fossil fuels and toward investment in renewable energy shows that it is possible to provide a clean and reliable supply of electricity, create jobs and boost the economy – all in one fell...
Energy revolution is powering community evolution
A change is coming. In fact, it’s already happening. Across the country, we’re seeing the birth of a new regional industry – renewable energy. Australia is one of the sunniest, windiest places on earth, so it’s no surprise that we’re in...
Councils Need Government Backing for a Green Light on EV Uptake
Before we tell you about some great things our member councils are doing with electric vehicles, have a read of this letter the Climate Council wrote to the PM, ensuring him the Aussie weekend was not in danger, but alive and well with electric vehicles in our future....
Media release: Councils ready to charge on EVs but need Federal green light
COUNCILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY have already started planning for electric vehicle fleet upgrades and infrastructure, but say that Federal or State Government support would enable them to do much more according to a survey carried out by the Cities Power Partnership. The...Hepburn Shire is getting it done – with Gusto
Hepburn Shire in Central Victoria is an Australian community that’s showing us that the clean energy transformation isn’t just possible – it’s already underway.
Communities are taking the lead on climate change
Regional communities like mine — Victoria’s Hepburn Shire — are on the climate change frontline. Our experience battling bushfires in February, at the end of Australia’s hottest summer on record, shows what a precarious position we’re in. And...
Folks Like Us: Organisations like the CPP around the globe
In Australia, the Cities Power Partnership is helping councils and cities make the switch to clean energy. But around the world there are noteworthy organisations and projects spearheading similarly successful climate initiatives with local governments and cities....
For trailblazers there is a will and a way
Regional communities around Australia have been hit hard by extreme weather events over summer. Townsville has been devastated by flooding that has driven hundreds of people from their homes after a year’s worth of rain fell in just nine days. In the Huon Valley,...
Australian councils unite over bushfire risks
SBS NEWS | February 20, 2019 As councils from around Australia met in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, to demand action on climate change, fires continued to burn across northern NSW. Less than a week after 120 buildings were destroyed and dozens more damaged in a...
Climate change bushfire risk: 60 councils attend forum
Fire seasons are getting longer and hotter, and it’s time for everybody to pull their weight. That is the message from former NSW Fire & Rescue Commissioner and Climate Councillor Greg Mullins.
COUNCILS CALLED TO RAMP UP BUSHFIRE ACTION
COUNCILS AROUND AUSTRALIA have today been called to help protect their communities from worsening bushfires by the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership. Over 65 local and state government representatives, academics and community groups met in Katoomba,...
EXPLAINER: Council renewable energy and emissions commitments
Net zero emissions, carbon neutral operations, power purchase agreement…… Australia’s local councils are punching above their weight when it comes to tackling climate change but it can be hard to understand what different council initiatives mean. This article breaks...
Our Future: cause of heightened fire risk is now obvious
Blue Mountains Gazette | February 11, 2019 No one is more aware of bushfire risks than people who live in the Blue Mountains. Our home, just outside Sydney, is surrounded by beautiful, World-Heritage listed forests – and due to climate change, each...