Kanberos gyventojas per [[2005 m.|2005]] m. vidutiniškai buvo atsakingas už 13,7 tonų į aplinką išmetamų šiltnamio dujų kiekį.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=13 June 2012|title=Sustainability issues in Canberra – background|url=http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/topics/significant_projects/planning_studies/sustainable_future/sustainability_issues_in_canberra__background|publisher=ACT Government|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426120230/http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/topics/significant_projects/planning_studies/sustainable_future/sustainability_issues_in_canberra__background|archivedate=26 April 2013|ref=harv}}</ref> 2012 m. Kanberos valdžia priėmė sprendimą, kuris numatė iki [[2020 m.|2020]] m. šiltnamio dujų išmetimą sumažinti 40 % nuo 1990 m. sumažinti 40 %lygio; iki 2050 m. – 88 %.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.actconference.com.au/?q=News&id=4567f709-a37e-c5be-fec6-521e9b7ab45a|title=Minister showcases Canberra's sustainability success|date=28 August 2013|first=Simon|last=Corbell|author-link=Simon Corbell}}</ref> 2013 m. buvo numatyta, kad iki 2020 m. 90 % elektros energijos būtų pagaminama iš [[Atsinaujinantieji energijos ištekliai|atsinaujinančiųjų energijos šaltinių]], 2016 m. tikslas buvo padidintas iki 100 %.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/act-commits-to-100-per-cent-renewable-energy-target-by-2020-simon-corbell-20160428-goh1l9.html|title=ACT commits to 100 per cent renewable energy target by 2020: Simon Corbell|last=Lawson|first=Kirsten|date=29 April 2016|newspaper=The Canberra Times|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528225654/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/act-commits-to-100-per-cent-renewable-energy-target-by-2020-simon-corbell-20160428-goh1l9.html|archivedate=28 May 2016|publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-29/act-to-be-powered-by-100-per-cent-renewable-energy-by-2020/7369004|title=ACT to be powered by 100pc renewable energy by 2020|date=29 April 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609180143/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-29/act-to-be-powered-by-100-per-cent-renewable-energy-by-2020/7369004|archivedate=9 June 2016|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> 1996 m. Kanbera tapo pirmuoju miestu pasaulyje, iškėlusiu tikslą iki 2010 m. pradėti visas atliekas perdirbti. 2010 m. Kanberos miesto taryba nusprendė šį tikslą atidėti arba jo atsisakyti.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2 March 2011|title=Canberra's waste dilemma|url=http://citynews.com.au/2011/canberras-waste-dilemma/|publisher=CityNews Canberra|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505115656/http://citynews.com.au/2011/canberras-waste-dilemma/|archivedate=5 May 2013|ref=harv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Allen|first=Craig|date=1 March 2010|title=No waste|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-02-26/no-waste/345222|publisher=ABC News|ref=harv}}</ref> Plastikiniai maišeliai, pagaminti iš [[Polietilenas|polietileno]] ir plonesni negu 35 [[µm]] buvo uždrausti naudoti 2011 m. lapkritį.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1 November 2011|title=Plastic Bag Ban|url=https://www.canberraconnect.act.gov.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/1316|publisher=ACT Government|ref=harv}}</ref><ref name="PlasticBags">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-01/act-bag-ban-begins/3611860|title=ACT bag ban begins|last=Dyett|first=Kathleen|date=1 November 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112235537/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-01/act-bag-ban-begins/3611860|archivedate=12 January 2012|publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-09/act-bin-bag-sales/3764100?section=act|title=Bin bag sales booming|date=9 January 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112175608/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-09/act-bin-bag-sales/3764100?section=act|archivedate=12 January 2012|publisher=ABC News}}</ref>
Kasmet pavasarį Sandraugos parke rengiama gėlių šventė, kuria siekiama atkreipti dėmesį į [[Klimato kaita|klimato kaitą]], skatinama rinktis iš [[Atsinaujinantieji energijos ištekliai|atsinaujinančių energijos šaltinių]] gautą elektrą, be reikalo nešvaistyti vandens.<ref name="floriadeaustralia" />
