Collaboration & Advocacy

2023 Climate Summit for Local Government Presentations

Explainers & Factsheets

19 Sep 2023

The 2023 Cities Power Partnership Climate Summit for Local Government, spanning 2.5 days, brought together over 120 local leader elected officials, executives and senior staff from every state and territory. The summit featured 55 speakers…

Special Edition Q&A: Climate Action in Denver, Colorado

Webinars

18 Aug 2023

We heard straight from the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency in Denver, Colorado, where Deputy Director Elizabeth Babcock discussed how subnational climate action is critical to achieving their goals.  We learnt…

Afternoon Tea Q&A – Climate Ready Tweed: Co-design with the Community

Webinars

7 Aug 2023

On Thursday 20 July we heard from Tweed Shire Council as they co-presented with Griffith University and discussed their recent work to understand community attitudes to climate change and appetite for climate action. The Climate Ready…

How councils can protect Aussie sport, arts and events by removing fossil fuel sponsorship – CPP July Webinar

6 Jul 2023

Join us on Tuesday 4 July at 3pm AEST as we take a look at why it is time to end fossil fuel sponsorship across Aussie’s sport, arts and events and how local governments can do it. Local sports clubs and beloved artistic events are at…

Shifting Gear: Getting councils on the path to cleaner transport – CPP June Webinar

Webinars

16 Jun 2023

Transport is Australia's second largest source of national emissions after energy, with 62% of transport emissions coming from cars, vans and utes. Personal transport (the way that people move around) is one of the fastest growing sources…

Afternoon Tea Q&A – Regional & Remote WA Climate Projects of Value

Webinars

8 Jun 2023

Today we heard about a collaborative Regional Climate Alliance in the large and remote Goldfields Esperance region of WA. The alliance is gaining traction and finding value for its nine small and under-resourced LGA members by sharing a 1…

Climate Snapshot: How Aussie councils are getting it done – CPP May Webinar

Webinars

1 Jun 2023

In five years, the Cities Power Partnership has become Australia’s largest network of local councils leading the way to a thriving, zero emissions future. With 180 councils on board, we have seen tangible action and huge emissions…

Tracking Progress: 2022 Snapshot of Council Action on Climate Change

Reports

15 May 2023

The Cities Power Partnership have just launched our latest report - Tracking Progress: 2022 Snapshot of Council Action on Climate Change - which showcases the clean energy progress made by our membership network of local governments around…

How Electrification Cuts Community Bills & Climate Harm – CPP April Webinar

Webinars

1 May 2023

We’ll be exploring the findings of the latest report by the Climate Council and hearing from two leading councils about how their electrification journey is simultaneously slashing emissions and providing economic benefits to their…

Benefits of Membership

Explainers & Factsheets

24 Apr 2023

The Cities Power Partnership is a free national program that supports over 180 local governments of all shapes and sizes to capitalise on the opportunities of a clean economy. We save local governments time and resources by providing…