Dec 2, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Waste
Lurching forwards on climate action in 2022 In a year of more record floods and mild temperatures driven by an unusual concurrence in Australia’s three major climate systems (a strong negative Indian Ocean Dipole, a positive Southern Annular Mode and a triple La Niña...
Nov 1, 2022 | Climate, Latest News
The Commonwealth Bank recently offered the Conservation Council an unsolicited $500 donation under its Community Donation Program. While we appreciate the implicit recognition of the value of our work in protecting the Canberra region’s environment, we chose to...
Oct 13, 2022 | Climate, Latest News
At the 2022 Federal election, Canberrans voted resoundingly for climate action. Now we need our representatives to follow through on their promises. Climate Minister Chris Bowen promised no new funding to gas projects. But Resources Minister Madeleine King and...
Aug 16, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
12 August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region is warning new apartment buyers in Canberra to check if their new home purchase will be connected to the gas network for hot water or cooking, after finding out that many multi-unit developments are still building...
Aug 4, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases
Thursday 4th August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region today welcomed the ACT Government’s commitment to phase out fossil gas, and transition to an all-electric city on their pathway to zero net emissions by 2045. The ACT is the first jurisdiction in Australia...
Jul 25, 2022 | Climate, Latest News, Transport
There was great hype last week as the ACT Government launched its new Zero Emissions Vehicle strategy, making headlines all around the country that it would ‘ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035’. The resulting public debate has no...
