Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne

City leads the way in taking action against climate change

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has become the first West Australian local government to pledge to take action as part the Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership. Under the national partnership, participating councils make five pledges to limit their local climate...

Driving climate action through electric vehicle MOU

CT Climate Change and Sustainability Minister Shane Rattenbury will today sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mayors and Ministers from several other jurisdictions to support the greater use of electric vehicles (EVs). Speaking from the Climate Action...

Longer fire season threat

THE Hawkesbury could be in for longer and harsher bushfire seasons in the future according to a report released by the Climate Council. Released earlier this month, the Climate Council’s Critical Decade 2017: Accelerating Climate Action highlighted a number of...

Seven million Australians now represented by climate action councils

Seven and a half million Australians now represented by councils committed to climate action 7.5 million Australians are now represented by local governments committed to action on climate change, as three capital cities join a major new council climate partnership....

Climate solutions start at home

As a fifth-generation dairy farmer, my family has weathered many changes over the years. Climate change is certainly creating a challenge. The dairy industry has always been an important part of life on the New South Wales south coast. The effect that drought and...