City of Sydney councillors have voted in favour of declaring climate as a national emergency, arguing that it poses a serious risk to the people of Sydney and the rest of Australia.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore asked the council on Monday to lobby the Federal Government to respond to the emergency by reintroducing a price on carbon to meet the Paris Agreement emissions reduction targets.
The council is also calling on Scott Morrison’s government to establish a Just Transition Authority to ensure Australians employed in fossil fuel industries find appropriate alternate employment.