Jo Clay

Jo Clay MLA is a Member for Ginninderra and deputy leader of the ACT Greens, elected in 2020.

Jo has worked in law, the arts, recycling and the public sector. She’s lived in Belconnen for most of her life.
 
Jo is strongly committed to urgent action on climate change and understands that we don’t have a moment to lose.

As a child, Jo was concerned about climate change but assumed that by the time she grew up someone would have fixed the problem. Unfortunately, this is not the case and so Jo has decided to do everything in her power to help find solutions. 

On a personal level, Jo ran a climate project called The Carbon Diet, working with her family to cut their household emissions. Not only did they cut their carbon footprint by 75%, but also had fun and now have a better, richer life from making a few simple changes.

She also set up a recycling company and discovered how the green economy builds community while creating jobs and generating a profit.

Jo was also involved in grass-roots climate and active transport movements. 

Since being elected, she’s worked on planning reform to ensure we protect nature and densify well for people and the planet. She’s also worked for better active and public transport, a safe climate, environmental protection, renter's rights, better funding for the arts sector, better outcomes for our circular economy and ending the public subsidy to the horseracing industry