Mayor: Clover Moore
The City of Sydney joins international leaders, the scientific community, major business groups, and all state and territory governments in setting and working towards a net-zero target.
In 2007, Sydney was the first Australian city to become carbon neutral and since then, we’ve worked to reduce the impact of our operations.
Our organisation is proudly powered by 100 percent renewable electricity, we’ve boosted recycling in our buildings by more than 40 percent and set up water reuse schemes in many of our parks.
These achievements are echoed in our local government area. We’ve planted more than 15,000 trees, given 11,000 households access to a food scraps collection service, and reduced emissions across the local area by 26 per cent, from their 2006 levels. The Covid19 pandemic has shown us swift action is possible, and that by aligning our goals globally, together, we can lead in the creation of a sustainable economic future.
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy is an international alliance of cities with a shared long-term vision of promoting voluntary action to combat climate change and transition to low-emission and resilient societies. The Global Covenant now includes over 10,000 cities from 120 countries, representing over 970 million people and 12.4% of the total global population, and is the largest global network of councils leading action on climate change.
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