Sydney follows London and Auckland by declaring a 'climate emergency' after emissions increase for the fourth year in a row Lord Mayor Clover Moore put forward a motion that Sydney is in climate crisis Councillors on Monday voted in favour of a motion after emissions increase London, Auckland, Vancouver, and hundreds of other cities have done same
By Australian Associated Press
Published: 22:49 BST, 24 June 2019 | Updated: 00:31 BST, 25 June 2019
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Environmentalists have applauded the City of Sydney after it formally declared a 'climate emergency'.
Councillors on Monday night voted in favour of a motion put forward by Lord Mayor Clover Moore, saying that climate change poses a serious risk to Sydneysiders.
The mayoral minute called on the federal government to urgently respond to the emergency by reintroducing a price on carbon and establishing a body to help
