About the net zero tracker for governments and communities
100% Renewables has been tracking ambitious carbon, net zero and renewable energy commitments made by all levels of Australian governments and communities since 2014. In May 2017, we published our first blog post on the energy and carbon commitments of states, territories and local governments. We posted several updates since then – in March 2018, October 2018, October 2019 and most recently in September 2020.
In this update, we present graphics with current state and territories commitments. We also show commitments by capital cities, local governments and communities. We show how ambitious commitments have grown over time and report on memberships by local governments of the Cities Power Partnership, CEDAMIA, the Global Compact of Mayors, C40, Cities Race to Zero, ICLEI and the Climate Active program.
Our maps highlight renewable energy and carbon commitments of councils that are seeking to lead for their regions and have set targets aligned with their context. We are working on developing an additional net zero leaders list of local governments that are committed to and/or have achieved net zero emissions in line with science.
To help you with navigating this page, please find links to the sections below:
- Leaderboard of states and territories
- Leaderboard of capital cities
- Leaderboard of local governments
- How local government commitments changed from 2017 to 2021
- List of ambitious commitments by local governments
- List of ambitious commitments by communities
- List of local governments that have declared a climate emergency
- List of local governments that are members of Cities Power Partnership
- List of local governments that are members of Global Covenant of Mayors
- List of local governments that are members of C40
- List of local governments that are members of ICLEI
- List of local governments that are members of Cities Race to Zero
- List of local governments that are carbon neutral under Climate Active
- Local governments with ambitious commitments and memberships summary
- How we track commitments made by councils and communities
Leaderboard of states and territories
Before we go into detailed commitments made by local governments and their communities, let’s first have a look at the net zero commitments of the Commonwealth, states and territories.
Climate action targets of all states and territories are broadly in line with the Paris Agreement, which calls for zero net emissions to be reached by mid-century to avoid catastrophic climate change. However, in addition to setting long-term net zero goals, states should set interim targets to ensure that emissions reduction starts immediately.
An important development since our last publication is that in October 2021, the Commonwealth Government has now committed to net zero emissions by 2050.
- If you are interested in learning more about what it means to set targets in line with the Paris Agreement, please read our blog post on ‘Science-based targets in a nutshell’. In addition, this year, SBTi also released the new Net Zero Standard.
STATE OR TERRITORY RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITMENT CARBON COMMITMENT
Australia ~20% from renewable energy sources by 2020 (33,000 GWh by 2020)
(Target achieved)Net zero emissions by 2050
ACT 100% renewable electricity by 2020 (Target achieved in October 2019) 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on 1990 levels by 2020
Net zero emissions by 2045
NSW 20% from renewable energy in line with the RET 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on 2005 levels by 2030
Net zero emissions by 2050
NT 50% renewable energy by 2030 Net zero emissions by 2050
SA 50% renewable energy production by 2025
(Target achieved in 2018).Net zero emissions by 2050
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2030
TAS 100% renewable energy by 2022
200% renewable energy by 2040 Net zero emissions by 2050
QLD 50% renewable energy by 2030 Net zero emissions by 2050
30% emissions reduction below 2005 levels by 2030
VIC 25% renewable energy by 2020
40% renewable energy by 2025
50% renewable energy by 2030Net zero emissions by 2050
Reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 28-33% by 2025 and 45-50% by 2030
WA No target Net zero emissions by 2050
- For more information on the NSW Government’s net zero plan, please have a read of our blog post ‘NSW Net Zero Plan Stage 1: 2020–2030’.
Figure 1: Ambitious renewable energy and carbon commitments by states and territories
Leaderboard of capital cities
Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane have been carbon neutral for many years and were recently joined by Adelaide. The ACT Government has strong carbon reduction targets in place, while Perth has committed to a carbon reduction target of 30% by 2030. Hobart has now committed to 100% net renewable electricity by 2040 while Darwin aims for net zero Council-controlled emissions by 2030.
- Confused about all the net zero terminology? Please visit our ‘Carbon jargon’ page.
- For more information on how to become carbon neutral under Climate Active, please read our blog post series, which includes 14 short videos.
- If you are interested in how you can achieve 100% renewable energy, you can read our blog post on ‘Eight ways to achieve 100% renewable electricity’, and our whitepaper.
CAPITAL CITY COMMITMENT
ACT Government 100% renewable electricity by 2020
40% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 by 2020
50-60% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 by 2025
65-75% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 by 2030
90-95% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 by 2040
Net zero emissions by 2045
Adelaide 100% renewable from July 2020
Carbon neutral from 2020
First carbon neutral town by 2050
Brisbane Carbon neutral council from 2017
Darwin Net zero Council-controlled emissions by 2030
Hobart 100% net renewable electricity by 2040
Reduce 2020 corporate greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2030
Melbourne 100% renewable energy from 2019
Carbon neutral from 2012
Sydney 80% reduction in emissions generation by end June 2025, from 2006 baseline
Maintain emissions from the City's fleet below 2014 levels, and aim to achieve zero fleet emissions by 2035 or sooner
Certified carbon neutral annually since 2011
Using 100% renewable electricity since July 2020
Leaderboard of local governments
In total, 114 councils out of 537 Australian local governments have now made ambitious commitments. This number covers 21% of all councils. Eighty nine councils have committed to net zero emissions before 2050.
While NSW leads in terms of absolute numbers of councils committing to ambitious targets, the ACT leads in terms of relative commitments per state/territory, followed by Victorian local governments, as can be seen in the table below.
STATE/ TERRITORY NUMBER OF COMMITMENTS TOTAL COUNCILS PER STATE PERCENTAGE OF COUNCILS THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO AMBITIOUS TARGETS
ACT 1 1 100%
VIC 38 79 48%
NSW 46 128 36%
QLD 8 77 10%
WA 13 138 9%
SA 6 68 9%
NT 1 17 6%
TAS 1 29 3%
Total 114 537 21%
Looking solely at the number of councils committing to ambitious targets does not give the full picture. An equally or more important metric is the fraction of the country’s population that is covered by these commitments by councils who are looking to lead their communities by example.
Adding this dimension shows that the ACT, Victoria and Queensland are leading. It also shows that 58% of Australia’s population is covered by ambitious commitments.
Figure 2: Ambitious commitments by population covered
STATE/
TERRITORYTOTAL POPULATION
IN 2020
POPULATION OF LGAS WITH AMBITIOUS COMMITMENTS PERCENT OF POPULATION COVERED
ACT 431,380 431,380 100%
VIC 6,696,970 4,899,384 73%
QLD 5,176,186 3,238,338 63%
NSW 8,167,532 5,082,405 62%
NT 246,143 82,030 33%
WA 2,663,561 835,005 31%
SA 1,770,375 386,896 22%
TAS 540,780 68,813 13%
Total 25,692,927 15,024,251 58%
How local government commitments changed from 2017 to 2021
Since we last published our ambitious commitments, more than 50 additional councils and communities have been added to the list.
Figure 3 and Figure 4 show how much ambitious commitments by local governments and communities have grown since we started tracking them in 2017.
Figure 3: Growth in ambitious council commitments from 2017 to 2021
Figure 4: Growth in ambitious communities commitments from 2017 to 2021
List of ambitious commitments by local governments
The following table showcases ambitious carbon, renewable energy and net zero commitments by capital cities and local governments and their communities.
- If you are interested in learning more about the difference between renewable energy and carbon targets, you can read our blog post on whether carbon neutral and 100% renewables are the same.
- If you are interested in learning more about target scopes, you should read our target series, starting at the blog post ‘What should be the scope of your target’.
STATE OR TERRITORY LOCAL GOVERNMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITMENT CARBON COMMITMENT
1 ACT ACT 100% renewable electricity by 2020 65-75% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 by 2030
Net zero emissions by 2045
2 NSW Ballina Shire Council Using 100% renewable electricity for our operations by 2030 Reducing our operational greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero emissions by 2030
3 NSW Bathurst Regional Council 50% of council's electricity consumption to be from renewable sources by 2025
4 NSW Bega Valley Shire Council Net zero emissions, with interim target of 100% renewable electricity by 2030
5 NSW Bellingen Shire Council 100% renewable energy by 2030 45% carbon reduction by 2030 (based on 2010 emissions levels)
Zero net emissions (carbon neutral) by 2040
6 NSW Blacktown City Council 100% renewable electricity by 2025 Net zero emissions from FY 2021
7 NSW Broken Hill Council 100% renewable energy status by 2030
8 NSW Blue Mountains City Council Carbon neutral by 2025
9 NSW Byron Bay Council 100% renewable energy by 2027 Net zero by 2025
10 NSW Central Coast Council 60% emissions reduction of Council emissions (below 2017/18 levels) by 2022 and 85% by 2028
11 NSW City of Canada Bay Net zero emissions by 2030
12 NSW City of Newcastle 100% renewable electricity from 2020
13 NSW City of Ryde 100% renewable energy by 2030 Net zero emissions by 2030 for council
14 NSW Clarence Valley Council 50 per cent renewable sources [to power council operations] by 2030 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions (excluding landfill emissions) by 40 per cent by 2030
15 NSW Coffs Harbour City Council 100% renewable energy by 2030 50% reduction in emissions (on 2010 levels) by 2025
16 NSW Dubbo Regional Council 50% renewable energy by 2025
17 NSW Eurobodalla Shire Council 100% renewable energy by 2030
18 NSW Federation Council Electricity neutral (i.e. generating electricity equal to, or greater than its consumption) by June 2025
19 NSW Forbes Shire Council Net zero emissions in electricity usage by 2030 and net zero emissions in relation to Council's fleet by 2040
20 NSW Hawkesbury City Council Net Zero Emissions by 2030 or earlier
21 NSW Hornsby Shire Council 32% emissions reduction from 2018 by 2025
53% emissions reduction from 2018 by 2030
22 NSW Hunters Hill Council 100% renewable energy by 2030
23 NSW Inner West Council 100% renewable electricity by 2025 Carbon neutral by 2025
100% divestment from fossil fuel
24 NSW Georges River Council 100% renewable target by 2025 Net zero carbon emissions by 2025 or as soon as practicable
25 NSW Kiama Council 50% of electricity from renewable sources by 2025 Net Zero emissions for Council operations by 2031
26 NSW Ku-ring-gai Council Achieve 100% renewable energy by 2030, whilst pursuing efforts to reach this target by 2025 Net zero emissions by 2040, or earlier, and a 50% reduction, by 2030
100% reduction in fleet emissions by 2040
27 NSW Kyogle Council 25% electricity from on-site solar by 2025
50% renewable electricity by 2025
100% renewable electricity by 2030
28 NSW Lane Cove Municipal Council Achieve an 80% reduction in emissions by 2036 based on 2016/17 levels
29 NSW Lismore City Council Self-generate all electricity needs from renewable sources by 2023
30 NSW Mid-Coast Council 100% renewable electricity for its operations by 2040 Net zero greenhouse gas emissions from its operations, including its facilities, transport fleet and landfills by 2040
31 NSW Mosman Municipal Council Net zero emission target for Council operations by 2030
32 NSW Nambucca Council Zero net carbon emissions within the 2030 to 2050 time frame
33 NSW Narrandera Shire Council Up to 100% renewable energy for Council's electricity supply by 2030 Up to 75% savings in greenhouse gas emissions from Council's facilities by 2030
34 NSW Northern Beaches Council All suitable sites being powered by renewable electricity by 2030 Net zero emissions by 2045
60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2040
Aspiration to achieve net zero emissions by 2030
35 NSW Parramatta Council Carbon neutral by 2022
36 NSW Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 100% renewable energy by 2027
37 NSW Port Stephens Council Carbon neutral by 2025
38 NSW Randwick Council 100% renewable by 2030 for stationary and transport energy Zero emissions by 2030
39 NSW Sutherland Shire Council Carbon neutral by 2030
40 NSW Sydney 100% renewable electricity since July 2020. 80% reduction in emissions generation by end June 2025, from 2006 baseline
Maintain emissions from the City's fleet below 2014 levels, and aim to achieve zero fleet emissions by 2035 or sooner
Certified carbon neutral annually since 2011
41 NSW Tweed Shire Council 25% less electricity related carbon emissions (as tonnes CO2-e) than 2016/17 by 2022
50% less electricity related carbon emissions (as tonnes CO2-e) than 2016/17 by 2025Net zero emissions by 2030
42 NSW Upper Hunter Shire Council Carbon neutral by 2030
43 NSW Wagga Wagga City Council Net Zero Emissions by 2040
44 NSW Waverley Council 70% reduction of Council emissions (2003/04 levels) by 2030
Carbon neutral by 2050
45 NSW Willoughby City Council 100 per cent renewable energy target by 2022 for Council operations Net zero by 2025 for council operations
46 NSW Wollongong Council Aspirational emissions reduction target of zero emissions by 2030
47 NSW Woollahra Municipal Council Carbon neutral from 2020
48 NT City of Darwin Net-zero Council-controlled emissions by 2030
49 QLD Brisbane City Council Carbon neutral since 2017
50 QLD Cairns Regional Council Reduce emissions by 50% below 2007/08 levels by 2020
51 QLD Gold Coast City Council Carbon neutral by 2020
52 QLD Ipswich City Council Reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2026 (baseline 2016/17)
53 QLD Logan Council Carbon neutral by 2022
54 QLD Noosa Council Net zero emissions by 2026
55 QLD Sunshine Coast Council Net zero emissions by 2041
56 QLD Townsville City Council Carbon neutral Council by 2040
Zero landfill by 2030
57 SA City of Adelaide 100% renewable from July 2020 Carbon neutral from 2020
Zero net emissions from council operations by 2020
58 SA City of Charles Sturt Achieve 100% renewable electricity for Council operations by end of 2023 financial year 50% emissions reduction based on 2017/18 levels by 2025
Net zero corporate emissions by 2023/24
59 SA City of Holdfast Bay Become a carbon neutral council by 2030
60 SA City of Marion 100% renewable electricity contract Carbon neutral for its own operations by 2030
61 SA City of Mitcham Purchase 100% of Council's energy from renewable sources by 2030
Change all streetlights to energy efficient technology by 2030
Fund an ambitious and accelerated transition towards Council's fleet being fully renewables powered by 2030Net zero emissions by 2050
62 SA City of Unley Aims to be carbon neutral for its corporate emissions by December 2023.
63 TAS City of Launceston Council 100% renewables by 2025 100% neutrality of carbon emissions by 2025
64 VIC Alpine Shire Council Net zero greenhouse gas emissions from Council operations by July 2023
65 VIC Banyule City Council Carbon neutral operations by 2028
66 VIC Bass Coast Shire Council Zero net emissions by 2030
67 VIC Bayside City Council Carbon neutral from 2020
68 VIC Borough of Queenscliffe 100% renewable energy by 2025 for council Net zero emissions by 2031 for council
69 VIC Brimbank City Council 50% reduction in corporate greenhouse emissions by 2023
70 VIC Casey City Council Carbon neutral by 2040
71 VIC City of Ballarat Council 100% renewables by 2025 Zero emissions by 2025
72 VIC City of Greater Bendigo 100% renewable energy by 2036
73 VIC City of Greater Geelong 100% renewable electricity supply for all City owned and operated buildings and streetlights by 2025 City-managed operations to be carbon neutral by 2025
City-owned light fleet vehicles to be powered by zero-emission sources by 2030
74 VIC City of Port Phillip Zero net emissions by 2020
75 VIC City of Yarra 100% renewable electricity since 2019 Carbon neutral since 2012
76 VIC Darebin City Council Carbon neutral by 2020 for both operations and the community
77 VIC Frankston City Council Zero net emissions by 2025
78 VIC Glen Eira Net zero emissions from operations by 2025
79 VIC Golden Plains Shire Council Net zero emissions by 2040
50% reduction in Council emissions by 2023
80 VIC Hepburn Council Carbon neutral by 2021
81 VIC Hobsons Bay Reach zero net GHG emissions from council's activities by 2020
82 VIC Indigo Shire Council Net zero GHG emissions by 2035, or earlier
83 VIC Kingston City Council Council's own target for our corporate emissions is net zero by 2025.
84 VIC Knox City Council Net zero emissions by 2030
85 VIC Macedon Ranges Shire Council Zero net emissions by 2030-2031
86 VIC Manningham Council Net zero emissions by 2028 for Council operations
87 VIC Maroondah City Council Carbon neutral from 2020
88 VIC Moonee Valley City Council Carbon neutral from 2020
89 VIC Maribyrnong City Council Net zero corporate CO2 emissions from 2015
90 VIC Melbourne 100% renewable energy from 2019 Carbon neutral since 2012 for council operations
91 VIC Melton City Council Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
92 VIC Monash Council Net zero emissions by 2025
93 VIC Moreland Council 100% renewable energy by 2019 Carbon neutral for operations since 2012
94 VIC Mornington Peninsula Council Carbon neutral from 2021
95 VIC Mount Alexander Shire Council Carbon neutral by 2025
96 VIC Strathbogie Shire Council Zero net emissions by 2025
97 VIC Warrnambool City Council Zero net emissions by 2040
98 VIC Wellington Shire Council Net zero emissions by 2040
99 VIC Whittlesea City Council Zero net emissions organisation by 2022
100 VIC Wyndham Carbon neutral for corporate GHG emissions by 2040
101 VIC Yarra Ranges Shire Council Transition all council services and infrastructure to 100% renewable energy by 2030. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% on 2005 levels by 2025
Net zero emissions by 2040
102 WA Busselton City To generate 100% of the City of Busselton electricity needs from renewable sources by 2030. To reduce City of Busselton corporate carbon emissions per capita to 50% on 2017/18 levels by 2030.
103 WA City of Armadale Net zero emissions by 2030
104 WA City of Bayswater Corporate renewable energy target of 100% by 2030 Corporate GHG emissions reduction target of 100% by 2040
105 WA City of Fremantle 100% renewable energy by 2025 Carbon neutral since 2009
106 WA City of Greater Geraldton Net zero carbon position by 2030
107 WA City of Melville 100% net zero organisational emissions by 2030
108 WA City of Stirling 100 per cent renewable electricity supply by 2030 70 per cent carbon emissions reduction target by 2030
109 WA City of Subiaco 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025 Carbon neutral from 2021
Reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent by 2030.
110 WA City of Vincent Zero net greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 2030
111 WA Mandurah Carbon neutral by 2020
112 WA The Shire of Augusta Margaret River Net Zero emissions by 2030
113 WA The Shire of Denmark Council 50 per cent reduction in the Shire's greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
114 WA Town of Victoria Park Become a zero-carbon local government by 2030
From the list above, 100% Renewables is proud to have developed many of the strategies and plans for councils that have committed to ambitious targets, and/or helped them to deliver on their target, including:
- Bathurst Regional Council
- Bega Valley Shire Council
- Bellingen Shire Council
- Blacktown City Council
- Broken Hill Council
- Blue Mountains City Council
- Byron Bay Council
- City of Bayswater
- City of Canada Bay
- City of Newcastle
- Clarence Valley Council
- Coffs Harbour City Council, case study
- Cowra Council
- Dubbo Regional Council
- Eurobodalla Shire Council
- Hornsby Shire Council
- Inner West Council
- Ku-ring-gai Council
- Kyogle Council
- Lane Cove Municipal Council
- Lismore City Council
- Mid-Coast Council
- Narrandera Shire Council
- Noosa Council
- Nambucca Valley Council
- Northern Beaches Council
- Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
- City of Parramatta Council
- Randwick City Council, case study
- Sunshine Coast Council
- Tweed Shire Council, case study
- Upper Hunter Shire Council
- Wagga Wagga City Council
- Waverley Council
- Willoughby City Council
Net zero commitments by NSW regional councils
Figure 5: Net zero commitments by local governments in New South Wales regional areas as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by NSW metro councils
Figure 6: Net zero commitments by local governments in New South Wales metro areas as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by VIC regional councils
Figure 7: Net zero commitments by local governments in VIC regional areas as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by VIC metro councils
Figure 8: Net zero commitments by local governments in VIC metro areas as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by QLD councils
Figure 9: Net zero commitments by local governments in Queensland as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by SA councils
Figure 10: Net zero commitments by local governments in South Australia as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by WA councils
Figure 11: Net zero commitments by local governments in Western Australia as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by NT councils
Figure 12: Net zero commitments by local governments in Northern Territory as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by TAS councils
Figure 13: Net zero commitments by local governments in Tasmania as at Dec 2021
List of ambitious commitments by communities
Most local governments are still focusing on their own operations by developing targets and actions plans. With the increasing need to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change, more and more councils are now looking at how they can lead and facilitate carbon mitigation (and adaptation & resilience planning) in their communities.
The following table shows net zero, renewable energy and carbon commitments made by local governments on behalf of their community.
- For more information on how to set targets and develop action plans for communities, please have a read of our blog post on setting targets for community emissions.
STATE OR TERRITORY LOCAL GOVERNMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITMENT CARBON COMMITMENT
1 NSW Armidale Regional Council Net zero CO2 emissions by achieving National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) certification by 2030
2 NSW Blacktown City Aspirational Blacktown City target of net zero emissions by 2040
3 NSW Byron Bay Community Net zero by 2025
4 NSW City of Canada Bay Net zero emissions by 2050
5 NSW City of Ryde Net zero emissions by 2040 for community
6 NSW City of Wollongong Net zero emissions by 2050
7 NSW Clarence Valley Council Net zero emissions by 2050
An aspirational target of net zero emissions by 2040
8 NSW Hawkesbury City Council Carbon neutral LGA by 2036
9 NSW Inner West Council 100% of schools have installed solar by 2036
Solar PV capacity is 20 times greater than in 2017 by 2036Community emissions are 75% less than in 2017 in 2036
10 NSW Ku-ring-gai Council Net zero GHG emissions by 2040
11 NSW Lane Cove Council Achieve an 80% reduction in emissions by 2036 based on 2016/17 levels
12 NSW Lockhart Plan for town to be powered by renewable energy and operating on a microgrid
13 NSW Mosman Municipal Council Aspirational net zero target for the Community by 2040
14 NSW Mullumbimby 100% renewable energy by 2020
15 NSW Sydney 50% of electricity demand met by renewable sources by 2030 Reduce emissions by 70% for the LGA by 2030
Net zero emissions by 2035
16 NSW Tweed Shire Council Net zero emissions by 2030
17 NSW Tyalgum Village Plan to be off the grid
100% renewable energy, with batteries
18 NSW Uralla Town Plan to be first zero net energy town
19 NSW Waverley Council 70% reduction of community emissions (2003/04 levels) by 2030
Carbon neutral by 2050
20 NSW Willoughby City Council By 2028 our community will emit at least 50 per cent less GHG emission compared with 2008/09
Our community will achieve net-zero emission in the 2040's or sooner.
By 2023 our community will achieve a 200 per cent increase in solar PV capacity compared with 2017/18
21 NT City of Darwin Darwin community to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040
22 SA City of Adelaide Zero net carbon emissions by 2025
23 SA City of Holdfast Bay Work towards becoming a carbon neutral community by 2030
24 VIC Bass Coast Shire Council Zero net emissions by 2030
25 VIC Borough of Queenscliffe 100% renewable electricity supply by 2025 for community Net zero emissions by 2031 for community
26 VIC Cardinia Shire Council 36% reduction in per capita community emissions by 2024
27 VIC City of Darebin Zero net carbon emissions across Darebin by 2020
28 VIC Glen Eira Net zero emissions from the community by 2030
29 VIC Healesville Net zero town by 2027
30 VIC Hobsons Bay Reach zero net GHG emissions from the community's activities by 2030
31 VIC Kingston City Council Net zero community emissions by 2030
32 VIC Knox City Council Knox community to reach net zero emissions by 2040
33 VIC Manningham Council Net zero emissions by 2035 for the Manningham community
34 VIC Melbourne Net zero emissions by 2040
35 VIC Moonee Valley City Council Zero net emissions by 2040
36 VIC Moreland Council Zero carbon emissions Moreland by 2040
37 VIC Mornington Peninsula Council Zero community carbon emissions by 2040
38 VIC Natimuk 100% renewable energy with community solar farm
39 VIC Newstead Village Plan to be 100% renewable
40 VIC Warrnambool Council Carbon neutral city by 2040
41 VIC Wyndham Zero net GHG emissions from electricity use in the municipality by 2040
42 VIC Yackandandah Town 100% renewable energy by 2022
43 WA City of Fremantle Zero carbon for LGA by 2025
44 WA Perth 32% reduction in citywide emissions by 2031
45 WA The Shire of Augusta Margaret River Net zero emissions by 2030 for the community
At this stage, only the NSW and VIC graphics have been split into council operations’ and communities’ commitments. For other states, please refer to the maps in the previous section.
Net zero commitments by NSW communities
Figure 14: Ambitious commitments by communities in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory as at Dec 2021
Net zero commitments by VIC communities
Figure 15: Ambitious commitments by communities in Victoria as at Dec 2021
From the list above, 100% Renewables is proud to have developed many of the renewable energy strategies and plans for communities including:
- Canada Bay LGA
- Clarence Valley LGA
- Hawkesbury LGA
- Ku-ring-gai LGA
- North Sydney LGA
- Queanbeyan-Palerang LGA
- Willoughby City LGA
List of local governments that have declared a climate emergency
Local governments are playing a key role in leading the climate emergency response, which is why CEDAMIA (Climate Emergency Declaration and Mobilisation In Action) campaigns for a Climate Emergency Declaration by all levels of government.
CEDAMIA calls on all Australian federal, state, and territory parliaments and all local councils to:
- Declare a climate emergency
- Commit to providing maximum protection for all people, economies, species, ecosystems, and Civilisations, and to fully restoring a safe climate
- Mobilise the required resources and take effective action at the necessary scale and speed
- Transform the economy to zero emissions and make a fair contribution to drawing down the excess carbon dioxide in the air, and
- Encourage all other governments around the world to take these same actions.
CEDAMIA works in conjunction in conjunction with CACE – Council Action in the Climate Emergency. Step 1 is to declare a climate emergency, and step 2 is to mobilise your community and move into emergency mode. According to CACE, a local government’s key role is to:
- Lobby state and national governments to adopt and fund full climate emergency response
- Encourage other councils to implement a climate emergency response through networks and by leading by example
- Have local emergency action through education, mitigation and resilience building
- Educating council staff about the climate emergency and what council can do to respond
The following local governments have declared a climate emergency:
STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1 ACT Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
2 NSW Armidale Regional Council
3 NSW Ballina Shire Council
4 NSW Bega Valley Shire Council
5 NSW Bellingen Shire Council
6 NSW Blacktown City Council
7 NSW Blue Mountains City Council
8 NSW Broken Hill City Council
9 NSW Byron Shire Council
10 NSW Canada Bay City Council
11 NSW Canterbury Bankstown City Council
12 NSW Central Coast Council
13 NSW Clarence Valley Council
14 NSW Glen Innes Severn Shire Council
15 NSW Hawkesbury City Council
16 NSW Hunters Hill Council
17 NSW Inner West Council
18 NSW Kiama Municipal Council
19 NSW Lane Cove Council
20 NSW Lismore City Council
21 NSW MidCoast Council
22 NSW Mosman Council
23 NSW Newcastle City Council
24 NSW North Sydney Council
25 NSW Northern Beaches Council
26 NSW Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
27 NSW Randwick City Council
28 NSW Ryde City Council
29 NSW Sydney City Council
30 NSW Tweed Shire Council
31 NSW Upper Hunter Shire Council
32 NSW Waverley Council
33 NSW Willoughby City Council
34 NSW Wingecarribee Shire Council
35 NSW Wollongong City Council
36 NSW Woollahra Municipal Council
37 NT Darwin City Council
38 QLD Noosa Shire Council
39 QLD Sunshine Coast Council
40 SA Adelaide City Council
41 SA Adelaide Hills Council
42 SA Alexandrina Council
43 SA Burnside City Council
44 SA Campbelltown City Council
45 SA Charles Sturt City Council
46 SA Gawler Town Council
47 SA Holdfast Bay City Council
48 SA Light Regional Council
49 SA Mitcham Council
50 SA Mount Barker District Council
51 SA Murray Bridge Council
52 SA Port Adelaide Enfield City Council
53 SA Port Lincoln City Council
54 SA Salisbury City Council
55 SA Victor Harbor Council
56 TAS Hobart City Council
57 TAS Kingborough Council
58 TAS Launceston City Council
59 TAS Northern Midlands Council
60 VIC Alpine Shire Council
61 VIC Ballarat City Council
62 VIC Banyule City Council
63 VIC Bass Coast Shire Council
64 VIC Bayside City Council
65 VIC Boroondara City Council
66 VIC Brimbank City Council
67 VIC Cardinia Shire Council
68 VIC Darebin City Council
69 VIC Frankston City Council
70 VIC Glen Eira City Council
71 VIC Golden Plains Shire Council
72 VIC Greater Dandenong City Council
73 VIC Greater Geelong City Council
74 VIC Greater Shepparton City Council
75 VIC Hepburn Shire Council
76 VIC Hobsons Bay City Council
77 VIC Indigo Shire Council
78 VIC Kingston City Council
79 VIC Macedon Ranges Shire Council
80 VIC Manningham Council
81 VIC Maribyrnong City Council
82 VIC Melbourne City Council
83 VIC Mildura Rural City Council
84 VIC Mitchell Shire Council
85 VIC Moonee Valley City Council
86 VIC Mount Alexander Shire Council
87 VIC Moreland City Council
88 VIC Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
89 VIC Moyne Shire Council
90 VIC Port Phillip City Council
91 VIC Queenscliffe Borough Council
92 VIC Stonnington City Council
93 VIC Strathbogie Shire Council
94 VIC Surf Coast Shire Council
95 VIC Warrnambool City Council
96 VIC Yarra City Council
97 VIC Yarra Ranges Council
98 WA Augusta-Margaret River Shire Council
99 WA Denmark Shire Council
100 WA East Fremantle Town Council
101 WA Fremantle City Council
102 WA Greater Geraldton City Council
103 WA Kalamunda City Council
104 WA Melville City Council
105 WA Mundaring Shire Council
106 WA Swan City Council
107 WA Victoria Park Town Council
108 WA Vincent City Council
- For more information on 5 key considerations for declaring for climate emergency plans, please read our article, which also includes a video.
List of local governments that are members of Cities Power Partnership
The Cities Power Partnership (CPP) is Australia’s largest local government climate network, made up over 146 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.
There are dozens of actions that councils can choose from ranging from putting solar on council assets, switching to electric vehicles, to opening up old landfills for new solar farms. The following table shows current local government members of CPP.
STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1 ACT Canberra
2 NSW Albury City Council
3 NSW Bathurst Regional Council
4 NSW Bayside Council
5 NSW Bega Valley Shire
6 NSW Bellingen Shire Council
7 NSW Blacktown City Council
8 NSW Blue Mountains City Council
9 NSW Broken Hill City Council
10 NSW Byron Shire Council
11 NSW City of Canterbury-Bankstown
12 NSW Central Coast Council
13 NSW Cessnock City Council
14 NSW Clarence Valley Council
15 NSW Coffs Harbour
16 NSW Cowra Council
17 NSW Cumberland Council
18 NSW Dubbo Regional Council
19 NSW Eurobodalla Council
20 NSW Georges River Council
21 NSW Hawkesbury City Council
22 NSW Hornsby Shire Council
23 NSW Hunters Hill Council
24 NSW Inner West Council
25 NSW Kiama Council
26 NSW Ku-ring-gai Council
27 NSW Lane Cove Council
28 NSW Lake Macquarie
29 NSW Lismore City Council
30 NSW Maitland City Council
31 NSW Mosman Council
32 NSW MidCoast Council
33 NSW Muswellbrook Shire Council
34 NSW Nambucca Shire Council
35 NSW City of Newcastle
36 NSW Northern Beaches Council
37 NSW North Sydney Council
38 NSW Orange City Council
39 NSW Parkes Shire Council
40 NSW City of Parramatta
41 NSW Penrith City Council
42 NSW Port Macquarie-Hastings
43 NSW Port Stephens Council
44 NSW Randwick City Council
45 NSW City of Ryde
46 NSW Shellharbour City Council
47 NSW Shoalhaven City Council
48 NSW Singleton Shire Council
49 NSW City of Sydney
50 NSW Tweed Shire
51 NSW Upper Hunter Shire Council
52 NSW City of Wagga Wagga
53 NSW Waverley Council
54 NSW Willoughby Council
55 NSW Wingecarribee Shire
56 NSW Wollongong City Council
57 NSW Woollahra Municipal Council
58 QLD Brisbane City Council
59 QLD Bundaberg Regional Council
60 QLD Cairns Regional Council
61 QLD Douglas Shire Council
62 QLD Gympie Regional Council
63 QLD Ipswich City Council
64 QLD Livingstone Shire Council
65 QLD Logan City Council
66 QLD Mackay Regional Council
67 QLD Moreton Bay Regional Council
68 QLD Noosa Shire Council
69 QLD Sunshine Coast Council
70 QLD Whitsunday Regional Council
71 SA Adelaide Hills Council
72 SA City of Adelaide
73 SA Alexandrina Council
74 SA City of Charles Sturt
75 SA Goyder Regional Council
76 SA City of Mitcham
77 SA Mount Barker District Council
78 SA City of Onkaparinga
79 SA City of Port Adelaide Enfield
80 SA City of Victor Harbor
81 NT Alice Springs Town Council
82 NT City of Darwin
83 WA City of Albany
84 WA City of Armadale
85 WA Shire of Augusta-Margaret River
86 WA Town of Bassendean
87 WA City of Bayswater
88 WA City of Belmont
89 WA City of Bunbury
90 WA City of Busselton
91 WA City of Canning
92 WA City of Cockburn
93 WA Town of Cottesloe
94 WA Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup
95 WA The Shire of Esperance
96 WA City of Fremantle
97 WA City of Gosnells
98 WA City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
99 WA City of Kwinana
100 WA City of Mandurah
101 WA City of Melville
102 WA Shire of Mundaring
103 WA Shire of Murray
104 WA Shire of Northam
105 WA City of Rockingham
106 WA Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale
107 WA City of South Perth
108 WA City of Subiaco
109 WA City of Stirling
110 WA City of Swan
111 WA Town of Victoria Park
112 WA City of Vincent
113 VIC City of Ballarat
114 VIC Baw Baw Shire Council
115 VIC Benalla Rural City Council
116 VIC City of Boroondara
117 VIC City of Darebin
118 VIC East Gippsland Shire Council
119 VIC Frankston City Council
120 VIC City of Greater Dandenong
121 VIC City of Greater Geelong
122 VIC Hepburn Shire Council
123 VIC City of Melbourne
124 VIC Mildura Rural City Council
125 VIC City of Monash
126 VIC Moonee Valley City Council
127 VIC Moreland City Council
128 VIC Mornington Peninsula Shire
129 VIC Mount Alexander Shire Council
130 VIC Nillumbik Shire Council
131 VIC City of Port Phillip
132 VIC Borough of Queenscliffe
133 VIC Strathbogie Shire Council
134 VIC Stonnington City Council
135 VIC Rural City of Wangaratta
136 VIC Warrnambool City Council
137 VIC Wellington Shire Council
138 VIC Wyndham City
139 VIC City of Yarra
140 VIC Yarra Ranges Council
141 TAS Brighton Council
142 TAS City of Launceston
143 TAS Devonport City Council
144 TAS Huon Valley Council
145 TAS Glamorgan Spring Bay
146 TAS Northern Midlands Council
List of local governments that are members of Global Covenant of Mayors
Global Covenant of Mayors or GCoM is the largest global alliance for city climate leadership. GCoM is built upon the commitment of over 10,000 cities and local governments across 6 continents and 138 countries. In total, these cities represent more than 800 million people. By 2030, Global Covenant cities and local governments could account for 2.3 billion tons CO2-e of annual emissions reduction.
In Australia, 33 councils are members of GCoM. To join the GCoM, you need to develop citywide knowledge, goals, and plans that aim at least as high as your country’s own climate protection commitment(s) or Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Climate Agreement.
As a partner of the GCoM, you need to undertake the following:
- Develop a community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory
- Assess climate risks and vulnerabilities
- Define ambitious climate mitigation, resilience and energy targets
- Create full climate action plans
STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1 ACT Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)
2 NSW Bellingen Shire Council
3 NSW Blacktown City Council
4 NSW Byron Shire
5 NSW Newcastle
6 NSW Penrith
7 NSW Sutherland Shire
8 NSW Sydney
9 NSW Tweed Shire
10 NSW Wollongong
11 SA Adelaide City Council
12 SA Campbelltown City Council
13 SA Mount Barker District Council
14 SA Unley City Council
15 SA West Torrens
16 TAS Hobart
17 VIC City of Greater Bendigo
18 VIC Darebin City Council
19 VIC Glen Eira
20 VIC Hobsons Bay City Council
21 VIC Manningham
22 VIC Maribyrnong
23 VIC Melbourne
24 VIC Melton
25 VIC Moreland
26 VIC Mornington Peninsula Shire
27 VIC Port Phillip
28 VIC Wyndham City Council
29 VIC Yarra
30 WA Joondalup
31 WA Mandurah
32 WA Melville
33 WA Perth
List of local governments that are members of C40
C40 is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change. C40 supports cities to collaborate effectively, share knowledge and drive meaningful, measurable and sustainable action on climate change. In Australia, Melbourne and Sydney are members.
List of local governments that are members of ICLEI
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125+ countries, they influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development.
The following table shows current local government members of ICLEI.
STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1 ACT Australian Capital Territory Government
2 NSW Byron Shire Council
3 NSW City of Newcastle, New South Wales
4 NSW City of Sydney
5 NSW Penrith City Council
6 QLD Brisbane City Council
7 QLD Cairns Regional Council
8 QLD Mackay Regional Council
9 QLD Scenic Rim Regional Council
10 SA Adelaide City Council
11 SA Adelaide Hills Council
12 SA City of West Torrens
13 SA District Council of Mount Barker
14 SA Unley City Council
15 TAS Hobart City Council
16 VIC Ballarat City Council
17 VIC City of Yarra
18 VIC Darebin City Council
19 VIC East Gippsland Shire Council
20 VIC Greater Bendigo City Council
21 VIC Hobsons Bay City Council
22 VIC Manningham City Council
23 VIC Melbourne City Council
24 VIC Moreland City Council
25 VIC Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
26 VIC Port Phillip City Council
27 WA City of Joondalup
28 WA City of Mandurah
29 WA Perth City Council
List of local governments that are members of Cities Race to Zero
Cities Race to Zero is organised by C40 Cities, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate&Energy (GCoM), ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), CDP, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to mobilise cities in the Race to Zero.
STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1 ACT Australian Capital Territory (Australia)
2 ACT Canberra (Australia)
3 NSW Blue Mountains (Australia)
4 NSW Byron Shire (Australia)
5 NSW Georges River (Australia)
6 NSW Hunters Hill (Australia)
7 NSW Lane Cove (Australia)
8 NSW Newcastle (AUS) (Australia)
9 NSW Sydney (Australia)
10 NT Darwin (Australia)
11 SA Adelaide (Australia)
12 VIC Darebin (Australia)
13 VIC Glen Eira (Australia)
14 VIC Hobsons Bay (Australia)
15 VIC Melbourne (Australia)
16 VIC Mornington Peninsula Shire (Australia)
17 VIC Wyndham (Australia)
18 VIC Yarra (Australia)
List of local governments that are carbon neutral under Climate Active
Climate Active is a highly trusted certification program, which is administered by the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. It was first launched in 2010 and was originally known as the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS).
Many local governments have already gone carbon neutral under Climate Active – we’ve listed them in the table below:
STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1 NSW City of Sydney
2 NSW Randwick City Council
3 NSW Woollahra Municipal Council
4 QLD Brisbane City Council
5 SA City of Adelaide
6 VIC Bayside City Council
7 VIC City of Darebin
8 VIC City of Melbourne
9 VIC City of Yarra
10 VIC Maroondah City Council
11 VIC Moonee Valley City Council
12 VIC Moreland City Council
13 VIC Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
14 WA City of Subiaco
In addition, we are working with many more local governments that are preparing for Climate Active certification in future.
- For more information on how to become certified under Climate Active, please have a read of our blog post series on FAQs for becoming certified under Climate Active [with videos].
Local governments with ambitious commitments and memberships summary
The table below shows local governments with ambitious commitments and their memberships across the Cities Power Partnership, CEDAMIA, the Global Compact of Mayors, C40, Cities Race to Zero, ICLEI and the Climate Active program in alphabetical order.
| State | Local government | Declared climate emergency | CPP member | GCoM member | Race to Zero member | Climate Active | ICLEI member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT | ACT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| NSW | Ballina Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Bathurst Regional Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Bega Valley Shire Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Bellingen Shire Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NSW | Blacktown City Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NSW | Broken Hill Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Blue Mountains City Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NSW | Byron Bay Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| NSW | Central Coast Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | City of Canada Bay | Yes | |||||
| NSW | City of Newcastle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| NSW | City of Ryde | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Clarence Valley Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Coffs Harbour City Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Dubbo Regional Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Eurobodalla Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Federation Council | ||||||
| NSW | Forbes Shire Council | ||||||
| NSW | Hawkesbury City Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Hornsby Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Hunter’s Hill Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NSW | Inner West Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Georges River Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Kiama Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Ku-ring-gai Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Kyogle Council | ||||||
| NSW | Lane Cove Municipal Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NSW | Lismore City Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Mid-Coast Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Mosman Municipal Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Nambucca Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Narrandera Shire Council | ||||||
| NSW | Northern Beaches Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Parramatta Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Port Macquarie-Hastings Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Port Stephens Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Randwick Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NSW | Sutherland Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Sydney | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NSW | Tweed Shire Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NSW | Upper Hunter Shire Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Wagga Wagga City Council | Yes | |||||
| NSW | Waverley Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Willoughby City Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| NSW | Wollongong Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NSW | Woollahra Municipal Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| NT | City of Darwin | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| QLD | Brisbane City Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| QLD | Cairns Regional Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| QLD | Gold Coast City Council | ||||||
| QLD | Ipswich City Council | Yes | |||||
| QLD | Logan Council | Yes | |||||
| QLD | Noosa Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| QLD | Sunshine Coast Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| QLD | Townsville City Council | ||||||
| SA | City of Adelaide | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SA | City of Charles Sturt | Yes | Yes | ||||
| SA | City of Holdfast Bay | Yes | |||||
| SA | City of Marion | ||||||
| SA | City of Mitcham | Yes | |||||
| SA | City of Unley | Yes | Yes | ||||
| TAS | City of Launceston Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | Alpine Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Banyule City Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Bass Coast Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Bayside City Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | Borough of Queenscliffe | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | Brimbank City Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Casey City Council | ||||||
| VIC | City of Ballarat Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| VIC | City of Greater Bendigo | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | City of Greater Geelong | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | City of Port Phillip | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| VIC | City of Yarra | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VIC | Darebin City Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| VIC | Frankston City Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | Glen Eira | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| VIC | Golden Plains Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Hepburn Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | Hobsons Bay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| VIC | Indigo Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Kingston City Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Knox City Council | ||||||
| VIC | Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Manningham | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| VIC | Maroondah City Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Moonee Valley City Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| VIC | Maribyrnong City Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | Melbourne | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VIC | Melton City Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Monash Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Moreland Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| VIC | Mornington Peninsula Council | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VIC | Mount Alexander Shire Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | Strathbogie Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Warrnambool City Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| VIC | Wellington Shire Council | Yes | |||||
| VIC | Whittlesea City Council | ||||||
| VIC | Wyndham | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| VIC | Yarra Ranges Shire Council | Yes | Yes | ||||
| WA | Busselton City | Yes | |||||
| WA | City of Armadale | Yes | |||||
| WA | City of Bayswater | Yes | |||||
| WA | City of Fremantle | Yes | Yes | ||||
| WA | City of Greater Geraldton | Yes | |||||
| WA | City of Melville | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| WA | City of Stirling | Yes | |||||
| WA | City of Subiaco | Yes | Yes | ||||
| WA | City of Vincent | Yes | Yes | ||||
| WA | Mandurah | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| WA | The Shire of Augusta Margaret River | Yes | |||||
| WA | The Shire of Denmark Council | Yes | |||||
| WA | Town of Victoria Park | Yes | Yes |
How we track commitments made by councils and communities
We track net zero commitments made by local governments/councils, communities and universities by constantly scanning the marketplace for new ambitious commitments and through our work with councils and universities. To check the validity of targets, we analyse web pages, and read through council minutes to see whether commitments have been officially adopted. We also rely on councils and universities letting us know about their commitments.
Please send us an email if your council or community commitment is missing on this list and needs to be included.
If you need help with your own target or plan
100% Renewables are experts in helping local governments and communities develop net zero strategies and plans. If you need help with developing a target and plan that takes your unique situation into consideration, please contact Barbara or Patrick.
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