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WAGA works collaboratively with the Victorian Greenhouse Alliances and other aligned organisations in coordinated advocacy efforts to state and federal governments on climate action.  Some advocacy campaigns are more in depth or of longer duration that others, which are detailed below. 

The Electricity Distribution Price Review

The Electricity Distribution Price Review (EDPR) is a five-yearly review by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to determine the maximum allowed revenue that Victoria’s Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) can recover from consumers for using their networks, including from councils for the operation, maintenance and replacement (OMR) of streetlights and related issues. 

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Planning For a Safe Climate

With more than half of Australia’s 2050 buildings yet to be constructed, planning decisions made today will have a lasting impact on greenhouse gas emissions and community resilience. However, Victoria’s planning system does not adequately reflect the climate commitments of state and local governments. Recognising this gap, the Victorian Greenhouse Alliances commissioned the 2021 Climate Change and Planning in Victoria report by Hansen Partnership, which identifies key reforms needed to embed climate change as a core consideration across all levels of planning and support climate-resilient development.

Data Centres

Victoria’s digital economy is driving a rapid expansion of data centre development across the state, particularly in Melbourne’s west. While these facilities are critical digital infrastructure that support cloud computing, artificial intelligence and economic growth, their scale is creating new and significant challenges for planning, energy systems, water security, and climate policy. As Victoria experiences an unprecedented wave of hyperscale data centre proposals, there is an urgent need for a coordinated policy and regulatory response that ensures future growth is managed sustainably, transparently, and in a way that aligns with the State’s emissions reduction and climate adaptation objectives.
 
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Acknowledgement of Country

The Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action (WAGA) respectfully acknowledges and recognises the Woiwurrung, Bunurong, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and we pay respect to their Elders, past, present and future.