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Blue Mountains City Council is partnering with other local government leaders on a number of initiatives to help accelerate emissions reduction.
In 2018 Council joined The Cities Power Partnership, a free, national program created by the Australian Climate Council that brings together towns and cities making the switch to clean energy.
Blue Mountains City Council was among the first 100 Councils to sign up to what is now Australia’s largest Local Government climate initiative, and was pleased to be involved in the first ever national summit to develop regional climate solutions run by the CPP.
Being a part of this initiative puts Council in a strong position to accelerate emission reduction through its Carbon Abatement Action Plan (CAAP).
As part of the CPP, Blue Mountains City Council has pledged to:
Blue Mountains City Council has joined nine Western Sydney councils to launch the Western Sydney Energy Program (WSEP) which aims to reduce Western Sydney's emissions by 200,000 tonnes of CO2e per year.
The Program is coordinated by the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) and focuses on four key areas: renewable energy, transport infrastructure, supporting communities and implementing best practice in energy planning and design for buildings and precincts.
Initial projects being developed under the Program include the development of a renewable energy PPA, a business support program and building design guidelines for councils. Additional projects will be scoped as the WSEP continues to roll out.
WSEP will build on and strengthen Council's existing Carbon Abatement Action Plan (CAAP), adopted in 2017 to identify and implement projects that demostrate reduced carbon emissions as well as reduced operational costs.
These partnerships provide a great opportunity to join forces and share knowledge with other local government organisations committed to action on climate change, and are an important part of our journey to reduce carbon emissions and achieve net zero by 2025.