Oct 2, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Climate, Latest News
Helen Oakey, Executive Director Many Canberrans will be familiar with the ACT Government’s target of zero emissions by 2045, a policy that the ALP, Liberals and Greens all signed up to. All three parties also support keeping the ACT at 100% renewable...
Sep 29, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Climate, Latest News
Helen Oakey, Executive Director The ACT has been at the forefront of action in Australia to tackle climate change. We have achieved 100% renewable electricity, and in 2018 our net zero emissions target was brought forward from 2050 to 2045. From a global perspective,...
Sep 22, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Latest News, Nature and waterways
Helen Oakey, Executive Director Monday 7th September was Threatened Species Day, a day that marks the death of the last Tasmanian tiger in 1936, and an opportunity to reflect what we can do to cease the rate of extinction in Australia. While biodiversity can sometimes...
Sep 14, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Waste
ACT residents have high consuming lifestyles. Single-use plastics continue to be utilised in the ACT, posing major threats to wildlife, waterways and our health. Food and organic waste sent to landfill contributes 4% to the ACT’s greenhouse gas emissions and squanders...
Sep 14, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Nature and waterways
Canberra’s trees and waterways are vital for our wildlife, our health and the climate. The urban forest is ageing, and many of our waterways are facing challenges from pollution, invasive species and altered flows. To enjoy a green and liveable city, we must invest in...
Sep 14, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Nature and waterways
Our biodiversity faces many threats, yet the ACT Government has not yet committed to protect all areas with conservation values or mitigate against threats like roaming cats. The ACT hosts the largest remaining remnants of Grassy-Box Woodlands and Native Temperate...
