In four years, the Cities Power Partnership (CPP) has become Australia’s largest network of local councils leading the way to a thriving, zero emissions future. With over 165 councils on board, we have seen tangible action and huge emissions reductions taking place all across the country.
Every year, we roll out a Reporting and Feedback Survey to our members to gain insights and help inform the future of the program, as well as receive an update on their Cities Power Partnership pledges. This report summarises the results from the 138 councils who completed this year’s survey.
We hope it provides in-depth information on how councils are leveraging the benefits of the program to accelerate climate action.
Included in this report is:
- An overview of the CPP network.
- A summary of the pledges the CPP network has committed to.
- A summary of different climate policies most relevant to local government.
Key findings:
- Councils said the most important factor in driving local government climate action is having access to relevant information and expertise.
- CPP member councils report benefiting most from the opportunities the program offers to collaborate, with almost half of all members interested in joining a working group.
- The most common barrier for councils is a lack of funds. This was also the most common barrier encountered last year.
- The majority of the pledge initiatives (64%) councils have committed to are targeting community-wide emissions compared to corporate emissions (36%). However, over half of the pledges targeting community emissions can be classified as an indirect intervention, with almost a third of these focusing on behaviour change.
- 72% of councils reported that they want to utilise their membership to scale up their emission reduction initiatives. That’s an 8% increase compared to 2019’s snapshot report.
- Only 18% of councils feel they are prepared to respond to the impacts of climate change.
- 47% of councils have an electric vehicle in their fleet. An increase of 6% compared to last year’s report.
Read the full report here.
