The Wire

Around  70 per cent of the total global carbon emissions come from  cities and towns. As of today 35 local councils around Australia  have signed up to Cities Power Partnership, a Climate Council initiative to work to slash emissions locally through solar solutions, lower emission transport initiatives and communal power storage. The Northern Beaches council in New South Wales has a special interest in the effects of climate change with a string of surf lifesaving clubs threatened by rising sea levels.