Climate and environment

Pick an issue to see how every MLA has voted on it. Each issue groups together the recorded votes that were about the same thing.

What Canberrans said about climate and environment

15%picked “Taking climate action and switching to clean energy” as one of their top three priorities for the ACT Government

60%of everyone surveyed agreed enough is currently being done about it

What they most wanted

Support energy-efficiency upgrades/electrification of buildings62%
Protect and restore the natural environment57%
Stronger regulations and policies to reduce emissions53%

From the 2025 Community Priorities Survey (ACT Government, YourSay Panel, summary report, april 2026), carried out 21 October to 4 November 2025: 1,801 people answered. An opt-in panel of Canberrans aged 18 and over, with extra young people recruited through a second panel, weighted by age, gender and region to match the 2021 Census. “What they most wanted” is out of the 283 people who picked this area; each could choose up to three. This shows what people told one survey. It isn’t a vote, and it doesn’t say how any MLA should vote.

Always voted forMostly voted forVoted both waysMostly voted againstAlways voted against

Climate and environmentClimate targets and pollution

Set faster climate targets or stricter pollution rules than current policy

5 for · 18 against · 2 not in these votes

2 recorded votes Climate and environmentRules for data centres

Set strict environmental conditions on new data centres

6 always for · 15 always against · 4 not in these votes

4 recorded votes Climate and environmentTrees, bushland and lakes

Add protections or funding for trees, bushland and lakes beyond current rules

3 always for · 2 both ways · 3 against · 16 always against · 1 not in these votes

3 recorded votes

Bars show how the members of the current Assembly voted across each issue’s votes. They describe voting patterns only, not whether anyone was right.