Thursday 20 November 2025 at 11:00 am
The Allan Labor Government is helping families with cost of living, building the future of Victoria while putting jobs and workers first, to continue delivering nation-leading climate action.
Minister for Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio today released Victoria’s Climate Change Strategy 2026-30, which sets the direction for the next five years of climate action in Victoria with a focus on helping families.
The Climate Strategy is a five-yearly statement of climate policy required by the Climate Action Act 2017 – the legislation that the Labor Government passed, which the Liberal-National party opposed.
It is backed by over $8.5 billion dollars of investment announced since the last Strategy in 2021, and is expected to reduce emissions by over three times as much.
That includes measures such as delivering the Metro Tunnel, powered with 100% renewable energy retailed by the SEC, to enable 500,000 more passenger trips each year on public transport.
It delivers nation-leading minimum energy standards for the one-third of Victorians who rent, to save on their bills each year an average of $454 for ceiling insulation, $220 for hot water, and $215 for space heating.
It includes a concrete plan to reduce greenhouse emissions from the Victorian Government’s own operations by 78% in 2030, led by the SEC retailing 100% renewable electricity to government.
Victoria leads the nation in climate action. Our legislated target of net zero by 2045 places us amongst global leaders, and Victoria has reduced emissions much faster than the national average.
While the Liberal-National Opposition meltdown in climate infighting, we’re doubling down on our nation-leading investments in renewable energy and public transport, to move to net zero and lower households’ cost of living.
We’re not just talking about climate action – we’re actually doing it.
We know that not taking action on climate will add costs to Victorian households. Study after study has shown that delaying the rollout of renewable energy to replace ageing coal-fired power stations will increase power bills.
Between 2005 and 2023 the Victorian economy grew by over 57 per cent, while emissions dropped by over 31 per cent – already within our 2025 emissions reduction target, two years ahead of schedule.
Victoria is making sure that the transition to net zero puts households and workers first. The Victorian energy workforce alone is expected to grow by over 60% to more than 67,000 workers in 2040.
To read the Strategy, visit climatechange.vic.gov.au/victorias-climate-change-strategy.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio
“Victoria leads the nation in climate action, because we know that moving to a net zero economy can help households with the cost of living, and create jobs and growth for decades to come.”
“The Climate Strategy 2026-30 builds on our nation-leading record of investment in renewable energy and public transport, to chart a course for the next five years that puts families and fairness first.”
