Hobsons Bay has taken a major step towards its climate change mitigation goals of achieving net-zero emissions for council emissions by 2020 and for its community emissions by 2030. It is installing new solar panels on more than 40 council owned and occupied buildings, acting as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP).
Read MoreThe City of Melbourne is one in a group of prominent Melbourne universities and businesses that has secured a multi-million-dollar deal to power operations from wind energy produced in regional Victoria. The purchasing group seven large energy users includes RMIT University, Deakin University, Cbus, Property, ISPT, Fulton Hogan, Citywide Asphalt and Mondelez International.
Read MoreNew Zealand passed landmark legislation last Thursday referred to as the Zero Carbon Amendment Bill. The Bill amends New Zealand’s Climate Change Responses Act 2002, legislating New Zealand’s ambition to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreements target of 1.5°C.
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