Councils Call for $2bn Climate Fund

Councils protecting communities from climate change

The Adapting Together: Local Government Leadership in a Changing Climate report. Image: Australian Local Government Association.  New research by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has estimated that councils will have to spend more than $2 billion over the next five years to future proof their communities against climate change.   ALGA’s Adapting Together: Local Government Leadership in a Changing Climate report showed that clim…

Councils call for $2bn climate fund

The national peak body for local government has repeated its call for the federal government to contribute $2 billion to future-proof communities from climate-related events, including natural disasters.

Councils protecting communities from the changing climate – ALGA