Europe: WeMove.EU launches climate emergency declaration campaign

Posted on 29 September 20197 November 2019 by Mik Aidt

WeMove.EU – a citizens’ movement campaigning for “a European Union committed to social and economic justice, environmental sustainability and citizen-led democracy” – launched a campaign on 27 September 2018 asking its members to call three specific Members of the European Parliament and ask them to reject any candidate for the EU Commission who is not Read more about Europe: WeMove.EU launches climate emergency declaration campaign[…]

Denmark: Petition calls for a national climate emergency declaration

Posted on 27 September 20197 November 2019 by Mik Aidt

Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, the Danish branch of ActionAid which is an international non-governmental organisation whose primary aim is to work against poverty and injustice worldwide, has launched a petition calling on the Danish government to declare a climate emergency. Next week they will have posters about it across the country. The petition has three demands: • Read more about Denmark: Petition calls for a national climate emergency declaration[…]

Cr Trent McCarthy: ‘Climate emergency: The local government response’

Posted on 23 September 201913 October 2019 by Mik Aidt

Councillor Trent McCarthy from Darebin City Council gave this presentation at the Transition Australia ‘Networks to Action’ Convergence on 15 September 2019 in Melbourne.

Chile: Launch of national ‘Emergencia19’ campaign

Posted on 20 September 20197 November 2019 by Mik Aidt

Un saludo de nuestros amigos de @clim8emergency Australia a @Emergencia_19 en Chile 🌎👏🏼👏🏼 Apóyanos, infórmate en https://t.co/Z0QGHSA2PJ#FelizViernesATodos pic.twitter.com/tpX9z8Xg4R — Emergencia 19 (@Emergencia_19) September 20, 2019 The annual United Nations Climate Summit, COP25, is held in Chile in December this year. A group of professionals and social movements has launched a national campaign to get the Read more about Chile: Launch of national ‘Emergencia19’ campaign[…]

Breakthrough report by Paul Gilding: ‘Climate Emergency Defined’

Posted on 19 September 201913 October 2019 by Mik Aidt

Breakthrough’s latest report, ‘Climate Emergency Defined’, reviews the evidence about the scale, timing and urgency of the risks posed by climate change to determine whether an emergency response is both necessary and feasible. In the context of an increasing number of ‘climate emergency declarations’, and the accelerating adoption of the term ‘climate emergency’, this 36-page Read more about Breakthrough report by Paul Gilding: ‘Climate Emergency Defined’[…]

Australia: Community radio station declares a climate emergency

Posted on 19 September 201913 October 2019 by Mik Aidt

“What does it look like when a community radio declares a climate and biodiversity emergency? Well, we didn’t know, because as far as we know, no community radio has done this so far. So when we learned that our local station was going to do it, possibly as a world’s first, we thought we better Read more about Australia: Community radio station declares a climate emergency[…]

Australia: Psychologists launch petition calling for a climate emergency declaration.

Posted on 20 August 20197 November 2019 by Mik Aidt

Inspired by the recent emergency declaration by Australian architects, clinical psychologist and health psychologist Emma Poulsen was the instigator of the psychologists’ petition to declare a climate emergency, which was launched on 20 August 2019. “We are at an important junction in history where we are seeing a global movement of people coming together, trying Read more about Australia: Psychologists launch petition calling for a climate emergency declaration.[…]

Australian councils form alliance: Climate Emergency Australia

Posted on 9 August 20197 November 2019 by Mik Aidt

The alliance will include non-government and government organisations and is set to be formally launched later this year. Trent McCarthy, councillor at Darebin City Council – the world’s first council to declare a climate emergency – told Government News that most of the 31 councils who have declared a climate emergency have backed a plan Read more about Australian councils form alliance: Climate Emergency Australia[…]

Framework and resource to help councils with their climate emergency response

Posted on 9 August 201920 February 2020 by Mik Aidt

Darebin City Council in Australia has produced a framework and resource to help other councils with their climate emergency response: The council writes: “Mobilisation of and engagement with other local councils around Australia and globally is a key direction of Darebin’s climate emergency strategy. We all have a role to play in responding to the Read more about Framework and resource to help councils with their climate emergency response[…]

Discussions about the concept of declaring a climate emergency

Posted on 5 August 20197 November 2019 by Mik Aidt

“With more opportunities behind a transition towards a low-carbon economy than ever before and time running out to implement it, cities declaring a climate emergency are helping to raise awareness and drive the changes needed to safeguard the planet. However, these declarations mean nothing without real, concrete action to support them.” → Forbes – 20 July 2019: Read more about Discussions about the concept of declaring a climate emergency[…]