Everything you need to know about methane

Hear from Climate Councillor and ecologist Prof. Lesley Hughes about the primary industries responsible for methane production and the solutions we need to slash its pollution.

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Everything you need to know about shared and active transport

So, we hit the streets across Melbourne to find out how people are moving around.

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While the legislation has been released, it hasn’t yet been voted on in Parliament.

Some of the biggest car companies – Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi and Mazda – want to pump the brakes. They don’t mind that Aussies are paying too much for petrol-guzzling, high polluting cars because that’s how they make their profits.

Our friends at Big Auto’s Aussie Dumping Ground expose their dirty truths.

Bust more big auto myths about these standards with us here

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We have a plan to electrify the nation, cut climate pollution by 75% this decade and put us on track to end climate pollution by 2035. We can do this now. We must do this now. For our kids.

Help turn this plan into action!

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Thanks to Astral People, Green Music Australia, Doctors for the Environment, and Ak Sports for their support in putting this together.

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So what is it about our urban places that make them so hot and what can we do to design a cooler future in the face of climate change? Emma Bacon, from the non profit Sweltering Cities, and Sydney City Planner Sam Austin, join us and provide solutions to heat proofing our homes against increasing temperatures driven by climate change.

Check out our new heat map tool to find out how hot your suburb could be by 2090 if we don’t take the necessary action needed this decade.

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Find out more here

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This year the CPP has continued to support councils in electrifying their fleets. In April, over 120 elected officials joined the CPP’s call for the Federal Government to legislate fuel efficiency standards to supercharge the country’s supply of affordable electric vehicles.

Here’s a sneak peak of some of the remarkable strides made by local governments in electrifying their fleets this year, demonstrating the outstanding work and commitment by local councils embracing EVs as solutions in efforts to reduce transport emissions.

Find out more about the Climate Council’s work on EV policy here

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