Climate action: Sub-national governments getting the job done
13 March 2018
ACT Government: The ACT’s new partnership with
Parkes Shire Council and
Lismore City Council will enable all three
cities to learn from each other to better tackle
climate change,
Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury said
today.
Minister Rattenbury will today meet with Parkes Mayor, Ken Keith OAM,
and Lismore Mayor, Isaac Smith as part of the Cities Power Partnership,
a network of 70 Australian governments and
councils that represent the
interests of over 7 million Australians.
“Climate action cannot be done in isolation. It is increasingly clear
that to achieve real progress we need to seek partners and share our
good news stories and learn from others about new and better ways of
doing things.
“This meeting will establish our buddy network under the auspices of the
Cities Power Partnership to promote cross-government collaboration to
mitigate the causes of climate change and adapt to the irreversible
impacts caused by decades of unrestricted greenhouse gas emissions into
the atmosphere,” Mr Rattenbury said.
“Through this partnership we will both share and learn about innovative
climate policy actions so we can all continue to reduce our collective
carbon emissions and adapt to the effects of the higher temperatures
predicted for our region.
“For example, the ACT can share information about its innovative
renewable energy reverse auction process and learn more about Parkes’
new solar energy plant, which floats on sewage ponds and was funded
through community investment. Lismore will have valuable insights on
developing innovative ownership schemes, such as its 200kw
community-owned solar scheme.
“With climate policy showing little movement at the federal level, it is
up to the lower levels of government to take the lead and pool efforts
to ensure Australia honours its commitment to the Paris Agreement, which
seeks to limit global warming to well within 2 degrees.”
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Source: ACT Government - www.cmd.act.gov.au
Contact: Lisa Gardner 0481 035 764 lisa.gardner@act.gov.au
External Links: http://citiespowerpartnership.org.au/
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