Oct 8, 2020 | ACT Election Priorities 2020, Latest News
Helen Oakey, Executive Director Parties agree on urban forest and cycleways, but more ambition needed on climate and biodiversity at ACT election The Conservation Council ACT Region has released their assessment of environment policies from parties contesting the 2020...
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 4, 2020 | Climate, Latest News
In an Australian first, the Conservation Council ACT Region is launching a new website maketheswitch.org.au to help Canberra households switch from gas to electric appliances in their homes, save money and cut emissions. “Natural gas use in the ACT contributes to 22%...
Aug 21, 2020 | Latest News, Nature and waterways, Urban planning
17th August 2020 MEDIA RELEASEÂ Call on Defence Housing Australia to rethink Lawson North development Over a hundred conservation groups, scientists, land managers and volunteers from across Canberra and the region have called on Defence Housing Australia to rethink...
