Roundup Extra - New Report: Climate Costs and Risks to Councils
Local Government News Roundup
English - October 01, 2021 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.79 MBPolitics News Government local government councils mayors councillors ceos general managers news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Climate Council of Australia has released a new report on the Climate Costs and Risks to Councils.
The impacts of climate change are felt most acutely at the local level, and this new report uses case studies and data to arrive at a 4 key findings, and 22 recommendations for responding in a way that can bring benefits to communities, create local jobs and bring long term savings for Councils.
In this Roundup Extra, Chris Eddy speaks with Dr Portia Odell, Director of the Cities Power Partnership about the findings of the report and the implications for local government.
Link:
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/neighbourhood-issue-climate-costs-risks-council/
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