Cities Power Partnership
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The Cities Power Partnership (CPP) is Australia’s largest local government climate network, made up of over 125 councils from across the country, representing almost 11 million Australians. Local councils who join the partnership make five action pledges in either renewable energy, efficiency, transport or working in partnership to tackle climate change.:[1]
The CPP is a project of the Climate Council.
Background[edit]
The Cities Power Partnership was established in July 2017. The CPP was created to tackle a zero emissions future in what was perceived as a lack of federal leadership in tackling climate change.[2] Hence, the CPP is designed to help local communities sidestep the political roadblocks at national level, and just get on with the job of implementing climate policies.[3]
Additionally, the CPP was created in response to the knowledge that transforming the way cities use and generate energy alone has the potential to deliver 70% of the total emissions reductions needed to stay on track for the 2 degrees limit set under the Paris Agreement.[4] Consequently, the CPP seeks to elevate and accelerate the actions that towns and cities are already making across the country to reduce their emissions, switch to cleaner energy and building greener, efficient and more resilient communities.[5]
Pledges[edit]
Participating councils who join the partnership have 6 months to select 5 key actions from the partnership pledge ranging from renewable energy, efficiency, transport and advocacy.
Examples of pledges that councils might choose to make include[6]
- Provide incentives and/or remove barriers to encourage local businesses to take up solar power and battery storage.
- Electrify public transport systems and fleet vehicles and power these by 100% renewable energy
- Roll out energy efficient lighting across the municipality.
- Encourage sustainable transport use such as public transport, walking and cycling through council transport planning and design.
- Set city-level renewable energy or emissions reduction targets.
- Support local community energy groups with their community energy initiatives.
References[edit]
- ↑ "What is the Partnership?". Cities Power Partnership. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bonding on climate: Partnership 'allows us to learn from each other'". Bega District News. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "In the absence of national leadership, cities are driving climate policy". The Conversation. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "Energy Technology Perspectives 2016". International Energy Agency. June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ↑ "Information for Councils" (PDF). Cities Power Partnership. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ "Information for Councils" (PDF). Cities Power Partnership. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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