Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne

Shire council joins climate change pledge

PARTNERSHIP UPPER Hunter Shire Council has pledged to become a “climate champion”, under a landmark new national initiative officially launched in Canberra last Wednesday. More than 35 councils from across the country, representing almost three million Australians...

A clean energy future

STRATHBOGIE SHIRE COUNCIL was one of 35 councils in Australia to join the Cities Power Partnership (CPP) at the official launch last month. The CPP is a national program of the Climate Council created to accelerate, celebrate and promote local government successes in...

Climate Council joins forces with 35 Aussie councils to tackle climate

This article originally appeared in Dunolly News here (page 8). THE CLIMATE COUNCIL has released a new report highlighting the potential and powerful benefits of climate action at a local level, including the scale of action already underway, as the Federal Government...

Australian councils at the cutting edge of climate change policy

This article originally appeared in Architecture and Design here. According to the Climate Council, Australian councils are way ahead of state and federal governments when it comes to tackling climate change and capitalising on renewable energy. According to the...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT READY TO LEAD ON CLIMATE CHANGE – IF WE LET THEM

This article originally appeared here in The Greens Online, Yesterday’s detailed Climate Council report shows Local Government leading the charge on climate change, despite repeated attacks from the Coalition Government. This report is proof that Local...