Climate Summit for Local Government

Sept 6-8, 2023 | Melbourne
Tools for a local, sustainable economic recovery

Tools for a local, sustainable economic recovery

Guest blog series: Shay Singh, Executive Manager, Better Building Finance As governments, businesses and communities chart the course to economic recovery, we have a golden opportunity to make sure it’s a sustainable and equitable one. With financial hardships...
City of Port Phillip setting net zero community emissions targets

City of Port Phillip setting net zero community emissions targets

Many Australian councils have made tremendous inroads addressing their own council operating emissions, the next challenge is to take their communities to net zero emissions. This case study set outs how the City of Port Phillip scoped and set its net zero community...
Cities Power Partnership on track, says Nugent

Cities Power Partnership on track, says Nugent

CLIMATE change might be contentious across the region’s councils, but an Orange councillor says good progress is being made to save electricity and by extension, costs and the city’s carbon footprint. Dubbo Regional Council recently joined the Cities Power...
World’s busiest coal port embraces renewables

World’s busiest coal port embraces renewables

THE WORLD’S BUSIEST COAL PORT is reinventing itself as a renewable energy powerhouse, with a local council just north of Sydney, NSW driving the community’s clean energy uptake. The Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership is today premiering footage of how the City...
World’s busiest coal port embraces renewables

World’s busiest coal port embraces renewables

The word is out – renewable energy is a no-brainer, and Australian communities are embracing the switch to clean energy in a big way. Meet Newcastle, the world’s busiest coal port that’s reinventing itself as a renewable energy powerhouse. From the local bowling...