In May 2020, Hawkesbury City Council announced signing a new electricity supply agreement, taking a huge step towards 100 per cent renewable power. The 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is the result of Council’s commitment to achieve both carbon emissions...
Many Australian councils have made tremendous inroads addressing their own council operating emissions, the next challenge is to take their communities to net zero emissions. This case study set outs how the City of Port Phillip scoped and set its net zero community...
Net Zero is the Way to Go Australian attitudes toward a net zero carbon future as an achievable goal are changing rapidly. Every state in the country has a net zero target, and key peak bodies (including the Business Council of Australia, the ACTU, National Farmers...
All around the country, we are seeing the power of communities working together to tackle climate change. From carbon neutral kindergartens and community driven climate summits, local councils and community are leading action on climate from the ground up. Here are...
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...