Welcoming the phase out of Wood Heaters in the ACT for nature, climate and health

Aug 24, 2023 | Campaigns, Climate, Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways

The ACT Government has released its response to the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment’s investigation into wood heater policy. The Government has now endorsed a plan to phase-out wood heaters in the ACT by 2045.  The Conservation Council ACT...

Federal Government’s Environmental Law Reform still Leaves Young People with a Nature Emergency

Dec 12, 2022 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways

As young people we have experienced unprecedented loss. We have lost the innocence of youth – forced to advocate for our lives, lest they be traded to the fossil fuel industry for a quick buck. We have lost trust in our decision makers – faithless after...

Community calls on Federal Government to Stop Lawson Development

Aug 30, 2022 | Latest News, Media Releases, Nature and waterways

30 August 2022 The Conservation Council ACT Region and Friends of Grasslands is calling on the Federal Government to withdraw Defence Housing Australia’s proposed urban development over nationally significant and critically endangered Natural Temperate Grasslands in...

Apartment buyers beware – ask about gas!

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...

Goodbye gas, hello electrification – ACT Government decision welcome

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...

Reducing scope 3 emissions requires circular design thinking and legislated targets

Nov 12, 2021 | Climate, Latest News, Media Releases, Transport, Urban planning, Waste

The Conservation Council ACT Region welcomes the report on Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT, produced by the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment and tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly on 11th November. “This report is an important step...