Climate emergency declarations by over 40 sub-national governments

by Margaret Hender Most of the 2,300+ known Climate Emergency Declarations (CEDs) so far have been at the local government level, but 41 have been by sub-national governments. They include UK devolved governments (Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), state governments (eg. Hawaii, Quebec, and South Australia), six of the 26 cantons in Switzerland, eight of the 20 Read more about Climate emergency declarations by over 40 sub-national governments[…]

Climate emergency trends in 2022

By Margaret Hender In this newsletter: New Climate Emergency declarations Local council Climate Emergency action reporting Country-specific trends VECO achievements Klimakrise declarations in Norway A new and worrying misuse of ‘climate emergency’ and a huge missed opportunity in the UK New Climate Emergency declarations The most recent Australian local council to declare a Climate Emergency Read more about Climate emergency trends in 2022[…]

Which should come first – climate emergency declarations or action plans?

By Margaret Hender Last week saw two new Climate Emergency Declarations (CEDs) in Australia, taking the total to 114, along with some interesting twists and turns. Liverpool City Council in NSW and Derwent Valley Council in Tasmania both passed CED motions, and Eurobodalla Shire Council adopted a new 10-year Climate Action Plan but postponed a decision on declaring a Climate Emergency. Read more about Which should come first – climate emergency declarations or action plans?[…]

Climate emergency declarations: analysis of the graphs

New declarations might not be receiving a lot of media coverage these days but there are now 2,248 jurisdictions that have passed a Climate Emergency Declaration (CED). In just the last fortnight there have been two more CEDs in the UK (North Yorkshire County Council and Swindon Borough Council) and one more in Japan (Hiroshima Read more about Climate emergency declarations: analysis of the graphs[…]

Newsletter no 6: Climate emergency action – what a year!

    Are we at the tipping point for climate action? In 2016, when we started our campaign calling on the Australian parliament to declare a climate emergency, we had no idea how far and how fast the idea would spread. Within a year we had the support of 20,000 individuals and 55 groups. Scientists, Read more about Newsletter no 6: Climate emergency action – what a year![…]

Newsletter no 5: Senate inquiry, council elections, and more

Senate inquiry, council elections, and more                           View this email in your browser Welcome to Jesuit Social Services – our 53rd supporting group. “Environmental problems and social injustices are linked. That’s why we’ve signed the Climate Emergency Declaration,” they write on their Facebook page. We Read more about Newsletter no 5: Senate inquiry, council elections, and more[…]

Newsletter no 4: Climate Emergency Declaration Canberra launch, and more

Climate Emergency Declaration Canberra launch, and more                           View this email in your browser A big welcome to all the new supporters who have joined the campaign at the Sustainable Living Festival in Melbourne or at other events around the country. Over 40 groups Read more about Newsletter no 4: Climate Emergency Declaration Canberra launch, and more[…]

Newsletter 3: Kayak to Canberra halfway mark, events, petition progress

Kayak to Canberra halfway mark, events, petition progress View this email in your browser Our campaign calling on the Australian government to declare a climate emergency started in February 2016 when global temperatures spiked past 1.6 degrees of warming. Today, our campaign is supported by over 40 environmental and climate groups, and we have reached Read more about Newsletter 3: Kayak to Canberra halfway mark, events, petition progress[…]

Newsletter 2: Some exciting news and save the dates

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[…]

Newsletter 1: The Climate Emergency Declaration campaign so far

Welcome to our first e-news, and thank you for signing up to receive occasional e-news about the Climate Emergency Declaration and Mobilisation campaign. If you were one of our earliest signers, chances are you signed at either the climatesafety.net website, the CORENA website, or the good.do petition platform, so you might not know we now Read more about Newsletter 1: The Climate Emergency Declaration campaign so far[…]