On 23 March 2022, Cate Faehrmann from the Greens put forward a motion that the New South Wales state government declare a climate emergency. The motion was voted down by 28 votes against (Labor, Liberals, Nationals) and only 4 votes for the motion.
Finally about to debate The Greens climate emergency motion in the Upper House tonight. Time for NSW to declare this IS the climate emergency. #ClimateEmergency #nswpol
— Cate Faehrmann 🌏🐨 (@greencate) March 23, 2022
Here is how Cate Faehrmann described it in a live Facebook video on 25 March 2022:
Here’s a summary as it was reported via Twitter posts by Eddie Lloyd:
https://twitter.com/worldzonfire/status/1506586338602094594
The Government are opposing the motion to declare a climate emergency because they are already doing enough #FFS #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCriminals #lismorefloods pic.twitter.com/UDHTDaozlT
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022
Nats MP speaking against the motion to declare a climate emergency. Said there is scope to still export coal overseas whilst the market exists. I AM NOT EVEN KIDDING HE JUST SAID THAT. #climateemergency #lismorefloods #nswpol pic.twitter.com/6i9uEstTb9
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022
One Nation Party MP Latham is speaking against the motion to declare a climate emergency. He says weather events are not reflective of climate change. #climateemergency #stigmata #nswpol pic.twitter.com/zzRVmdcWCk
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022
Lib MP Poulos speaking against the motion to declare a climate emergency. Government is already taking decisive action. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH #climateemergency #climatecrisis #lismorefloods pic.twitter.com/fEXk9Aug5S
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022
Field MP supporting the declaration of a #climateemergency “Coal mine expansions r on the table right now. You are kidding yourself if u think u are taking action on climate change. You’re not supporting a wind down of fossil fuels, u are supporting new exploration & new mines.” pic.twitter.com/KSBd3LPKwA
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022
John Graham MP is glad to hear the climate adaptation plan is coming (that’s what they said 6 years ago) but he is moving an amendment to remove the words “climate emergency” from the climate emergency motion. WTAF. #nswpol #climatechange #lismorefloods pic.twitter.com/ot6xcE8tDI
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022
When are you going to recognise we are in a climate emergency? Vote put. No’s louder but division called. Is labor really going to vote this down??? #climateemergency #nswpol #lismorefloods pic.twitter.com/nKfFLFCvHs
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022
MP Shoebridge supporting motion to declare climate emergency. A growing majority of Australians are asking for REAL ACTION. You can’t say you’re moving to zero carbon but still keep feeding the beast of the coal mine industry. That’s bullshit politics #nswpol #lismorefloods pic.twitter.com/KfIsQXgPfm
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022
The motion that the NSW Government declare a climate emergency was lost 28-4. Ok, phew. There’s no climate emergency.Had me worried we were in some kind of #climatecrisis here in Lismore. Good to know the #lismorefloods was just a bit of heavy rain #nswpol #GovernmentGaslighting pic.twitter.com/jyNcbd10Kf
— Eddie Lloyd (@worldzonfire) March 23, 2022