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CBR360 kicked off Canberra’s circular economy discussion
It’s time to close the loop on last century’s take–make–waste linear economy. In September, innovators, researchers, policy makers and community leaders from across the Canberra region came together to kick-start the conversation about a circular economy for a sustainable future.
ACT Environment Awards 2022: Nominations now open!
The ACT Environment Awards celebrate the efforts and accomplishments of environmentalists and environment groups, and the contributions they have made to the environment in the ACT and beyond.
Community calls on Federal Government to Stop Lawson Development
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 the Belconnen region.
Apartment buyers beware – ask about gas!
The Conservation Council ACT Region is warning new apartment buyers in Canberra to check if their new home purchase will be hooked up to the gas network for hot water or cooking, after finding out that many multi-unit developments are still building with gas hot water.
“Poor and deteriorating”: The State of Environment Report 2021
Australia’s environment is deteriorating and Canberra - the ‘bush capital’ - is no exception. The Bogong moths that once visited our city twice a year in their millions, are a memory - we’re lucky to see a couple each season; the beloved Gang-gang Cockatoo, our faunal...
Goodbye gas, hello electrification – ACT Government decision welcome
The Conservation Council welcomes 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 to make this commitment and it is a significant recognition of the 20% contribution that gas makes to the ACT’s greenhouse emissions.
New Planning Laws Need a Stronger Focus on Climate and Nature
Planning laws must have a stronger emphasis on preventing carbon emissions, preparing our city for the impacts of climate change over the next decades, and the protection of nature in and around our urban areas.
The ACT’s fossil-fuel vehicle phase out and electric car push doesn’t go far enough to ensure safe climate
A Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy is a useful policy framework for the ACT to have in place, and it is true that this week the ACT started a conversation about EVs that hasn’t yet occurred around the country. But don’t kid yourself that phasing out ICE vehicles from 2035 is radically progressive policy, nor enough to ensure a safe climate over the next decade. Here’s why.
What next for Lawson grasslands?
The protection of critically-endangered ecological communities is what sits at the heart of the fight to protect Lawson Grasslands from Defence Housing Australia’s proposed housing development project. At the Federal election this issue was given local prominence as a defence housing project was drawn into the election battle in a bid to save Canberra’s (often overlooked) grasslands.