Community Emissions & Engagement

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: Towards Net Zero Bundaberg

Webinars

7 Aug 2023

On Thursday 3rd August we heard from Bundaberg Shire Council as they discussed their ‘Towards Net Zero Bundaberg’.  Bundaberg’s Executive Director of Strategic Projects and Economic Development, Ben Artup will provide an overview…

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…

Afternoon Tea Q&A – Net Zero Communities with the City of Greater Geelong

6 Jul 2023

Join us for afternoon tea at 3pm AEST Thursday 6 July as we hear from the City of Greater Geelong who have an exemplary Net Zero Community Target of 2035, backed by an extensive Climate Change Response Plan. Council works hard to maintain…

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…

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…

Afternoon Tea Q&A – Future Thinking Now: Waverley’s Resilience Program

Webinars

14 Apr 2023

Suze Dunford, Manager of Sustainability and Resilience at Waverley Council talk to us about 3 projects that are helping to embed future thinking across Council’s controls, urban greening and youth empowerment work.  These…

Afternoon Tea Q&A – National Campaign: ‘Communicating Electrification to Households’ with Donna Luckman, Merri-bek City Council

11 Apr 2023

Join us for afternoon tea at 3pm AEDT Thursday 30 March as we hear from Donna Luckman at Merri-bek City Council as she gives us an exciting update on the next phase following the Electrify Everything campaign that was launched in 2021.…