The City of Sydney is committed to beating its own carbon emissions target, setting a new benchmark to produce net zero emissions by 2040. This new target is a decade earlier than the existing 2050 deadline. The accelerated action on climate change will form part of...
NOOSA COUNCIL has been selected as the host for a major national climate summit taking place in October 2020. Transforming Australia 2020, run by the Cities Power Partnership, Australia’s largest local government climate alliance, will draw together council, industry...
19 DECEMBER 2019 MAYORS CALL FOR SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES CHOKED BY SMOKE MAYORS OF NEW SOUTH WALES’ smoke-shrouded communities have called for guidance and support from State and Federal Governments to keep communities safe during unprecedented air pollution caused by...
MAYORS OF FIRE-STRICKEN AREAS have signed a statement calling on the Australian Government to acknowledge the link between climate change and the catastrophic fire conditions facing New South Wales and Queensland this week. Eleven mayors, including the leaders of...
photo credit: ABC News THE ACT’S ANNOUNCEMENT of a new target to get to net-zero emissions by 2045 is a ‘trailblazer’, which should prompt Australia’s other states and territories to seriously reduce their climate impact, according to national climate alliance the...
