Period ending 29 July 2019
DECLARATIONS UPDATE
bit.ly/ce-councils
No of councils/states to declare/recognise climate emergency: 888
No of countries covered: 18
Population covered by councils: 205.8 million people
QUEENSLAND
Why this south-east Queensland council declared a ‘climate emergency'
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/why-this-south-east-queensland-council-declared-a-climate-emergency-20190724-p52acd.html
MELBOURNE
Melbourne Declares Climate Emergency, Vows To Listen To The Rightfully Pissed-Off Youth
https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/climate-emergency-melbourne-council-extinction-rebellion/
NEW YORK
New York City declares a climate emergency, the first US city with more than a million residents to do so
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/27/us/new-york-city-declared-climate-emergency-trnd/index.html
PARIS
Paris Declares ‘Climate Emergency’ Like London, New York City
https://www.european-views.com/2019/07/paris-declares-climate-emergency-like-london-new-york-city/
UNITED STATES
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Launch ‘Climate Emergency’ Resolution
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/sanders-ocasio-cortez-launch-climate-emergency-resolution
Tom Steyer 2020 climate plan
https://www.tomsteyer.com/climate-plan-framework/
EMERGENCY CALL
450+ Elected Officials from 40 States Declare Climate Crisis an Emergency; Call for National Plan to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
https://protectingamerica.net/news/
PHILANTHROPHY
Philanthropists raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for groundbreaking Climate Emergency Fund
https://www.nationofchange.org/2019/07/13/philanthropists-raise-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-groundbreaking-climate-emergency-fund/
TRADE UNIONS
'Cross-party commission needed to agree climate emergency plans'
https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/07/08/cross-party-commission-needed-to-agree-climate-emergency-plans/
UN
UN chief urges action to avert climate change 'catastrophe'
https://au.news.yahoo.com/un-chief-urges-action-avert-climate-change-catastrophe-103537141--spt.html
MOBILISATION OFFICE
Los Angeles Moves Toward Mobilization
https://www.theclimatemobilization.org/blog/los-angeles-moves-toward-mobilization-in-response-to-the-climate-emergency
POLICY
What Declaring a 'Climate Emergency' in the U.S. Would Actually Do
https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/7xgyxy/what-declaring-a-climate-emergency-in-the-us-would-actually-do
GERMANY
Bonn City Council Declares Climate Emergency
https://www.bonn.de/pressemitteilungen/englische-meldungen/2019/bonn-city-council-declares-climate-emergency.php
HEATWAVE
'This Is Not Normal': Record-Smashing European Heat Wave Sparks Demands to Combat Climate Emergency
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/25/not-normal-record-smashing-european-heat-wave-sparks-demands-combat-climate
EDUCATION
Universities Declare Climate Emergency Ahead of Climate Action Summit
http://sdg.iisd.org/news/universities-declare-climate-emergency-ahead-of-climate-action-summit/
THE NEW YORKER
The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-case-for-declaring-a-national-climate-emergency
NEW ZEALAND
Youth Parliament 2019 declares climate emergency
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-house/audio/2018704687/youth-parliament-2019-declares-climate-emergency
ARTS
The Tate paints a troubling picture with climate emergency declaration
https://www.energylivenews.com/2019/07/22/the-tate-paints-a-troubling-picture-with-climate-emergency-declaration/
FORBES
Climate Emergency Declarations: How Cities Are Leading The Charge
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/07/20/climate-emergency-declarations-how-cities-are-leading-the-charge/#34b57d854f14
DEMOCRACY
3 ways to ensure the Climate Assembly really addresses the climate emergency
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/3-ways-ensure-climate-assembly-really-addresses-climate-emergency/