Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne

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...

In the absence of national leadership, cities are driving climate policy

This article originally appeared in Reneweconomy here. Imagine a future in which every one of Australia’s 537 local government areas, including all our capital cities and major regional centres, achieve net zero greenhouse emissions. It might sound like a pipe dream,...

Mt Majura Solar Farm will ‘save lives’

This article was originally published in the Canberra Times here. The operators of a 2.3 megawatt solar farm in Canberra’s east say their farm will “save lives”, in spite of a Liberal MP’s claim renewable energy will lead to deaths this winter....

As federal leadership stalls local councils pick up climate challenge

This article originally appeared in Eco News, view the article here. They have been inspired by a new report from the Climate Council showing cities, urban centres and rural townships have the potential to slash energy emissions by a staggering 70 per cent. At least...