Local councils from across Australia have formed an alliance to call for action to curb climate change.
Tag: climate-change
Cities at the forefront of ‘climate emergency’
Australia’s councils have joined their counterparts around the world in taking a stand against federal climate inaction.
Climate change: the most at-risk local government areas
Australia’s local government climate change hot spots – how do you fare?
Council climate alliance puts heat on state, feds
Mayors from Australia’s council climate alliance have issued a joint statement calling for action from all levels of government.
NSW council a climate change crash test dummy
A sea-battered NSW council area has set a climate change precedent for state and local government.
‘Era of disasters’ poses challenge for governments
Experts are urging governments to act swiftly in response to the threat of coastal inundation and other climate change-related disasters.
Climate inaction ‘threatens Australian lives’
Australian governments need to boost spending on infectious disease warning systems, doctors warn in a major report.
‘New era of disasters’ warrants response rethink
A leading strategist has warned that Australian governments’ disaster responses underestimate the magnitude and cumulative impact of climate change.
Call to mandate electric vehicles in government fleets
Experts welcome funding for national network of electric vehicle charging stations but call for coordinated government action to support the technology.
Sweden’s sustainable cities a lesson for Australia
The involvement of local government has been essential to Swedish city’s remarkable carbon reduction success, experts say.