Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne

Local governments boost climate action

  Following President Trump’s announcement of the US’ withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change, subnational authorities, including federal states and cities, made ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction pledges consistent with the Paris...

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...

Council’s Pledge

COUNCIL’S PLEDGE PENRITH Council has joined forces with more than 30 councils across Australia under a new initiative to slash emissions and tackle climate change. The Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership program aims to transform Australia’s energy future, with...

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...