Why local government?
Local governments have significant opportunities and the power to invest in services and infrastructure to combat the climate emergency. In Victoria, local governments manage over $90 billion of community assets and infrastructure and spend over $8 billion on services each year.
Local Governments play a critical role to:
communicate the current and future impacts of our climate emergency
demonstrate climate adaptation and mitigation strategies
pilot and promote new technologies
lobby other levels of government and neighbouring local councils to act
work with residents and businesses to lower greenhouse gas emissions, save money and improve the community’s health.
Areas where local government can effectively contribute to climate emergency action include:
energy
transport
communication
advocacy
circular economy (procurement and waste)
industry and built environment
agriculture and open space
transparency and accountability
View the toolkit to learn about what actions you can take.
Download the Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit using the button below