Tag: Darebin

Philip Sutton speaking at the world's first climate emergency declaratoin conference in Darebin, Melbourne, in September 2018

Darebin Climate Emergency Conference: See the presentations

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Darebin Climate Emergency Conference: 11-12 September 2018 Philip Sutton: Climate emergency response Philip Sutton, manager and strategist, Research and Strategy for Transition Initiation | 24:32 In this presentation Philip Sutton explores what it will take to deliver maximum protection of the climate vulnerable and the restoration of a safe climate. He sketches an action framework Read more about Darebin Climate Emergency Conference: See the presentations[…]

Making the case for emergency climate action

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By Jane Morton As climate catastrophe looms ever closer, some opinion leaders still hold fast to the view that we must not mention the seriousness of our plight for fear of demoralising people. But how could we explain to our children, in some dystopian future of runaway global warming, that we held back from telling Read more about Making the case for emergency climate action[…]

First Climate Emergency Conference in Darebin

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Darebin Council is convening a Climate Emergency Conference which will bring together people and organisations with shared concerns for our environment to demonstrate leadership in climate emergency action. The aim of this conference is to identify strategic action and opportunities for collaboration in addressing the climate emergency. The climate emergency conference will also create opportunities Read more about First Climate Emergency Conference in Darebin[…]

Adrian Whitehead: Climate emergency message will be unstoppable

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“The climate emergency message will be unstoppable,” climate action campaigner Adrian Whitehead told listeners of The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse in Geelong on 18 July 2018, as he talked about the significance of the work Darebin City Council currently is doing to address the climate emergency: “In Darebin, we’ve got a climate emergency Read more about Adrian Whitehead: Climate emergency message will be unstoppable[…]

Australia’s first Climate Emergency Plan

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On 21 August 2017, Darebin City Council unanimously adopted Australia’s first local government-level Climate Emergency Plan, following a month and a half of public consultation. The Melbourne residents can now download the 84-page plan from the municipality’s website. Congratulations to Mayor Kim le Cerf, Councillor Trent McCarthy and all other Councillors of Darebin with this Read more about Australia’s first Climate Emergency Plan[…]

Darebin City Council launches draft Climate Emergency Plan

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Darebin City Council has produced a 76-page draft Climate Emergency Plan. There aren’t many municipalities, if any, around the world which have done that – so this is a very noteworthy step. Now the councillors would like to know whether the residents of Darebin think they are on the right track, so the draft plan Read more about Darebin City Council launches draft Climate Emergency Plan[…]

Newsletter 2: Some exciting news and save the dates

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Welcome to our last e-news for 2016. We wish you all a safe and happy festive season, and hope you’ll be refreshed and ready in the new year to help build public support for a Climate Emergency Declaration and Mobilisation. It’s what we need, so why settle for demanding less! First some exciting news Three Read more about Newsletter 2: Some exciting news and save the dates[…]