AUSTRALIA DECLARES

SHAPING AUSTRALIA’S
EMERGENCY RESPONSE

14-15 FEBRUARY 2020
BREAKOUT SESSION

Day 1

2:00PM – 3:10PM
MAIN STAGE l LEVEL 1

WAKE UP CALL

AUSTRALIA & THE WORLD IS DECLARING

Over 1000 local, city, state and national governments around the world have declared a climate emergency, with over 70 in Australia leading the call. From capital cities to local councils on the frontline, there’s a growing recognition of the scale and speed of the threat we now face. How can governments turn these breakthrough declarations into emergency action?

Clover Moore – Lord Mayor of Sydney
Shane Rattenbury – Minister for Climate Change & Sustainability ACT Government
Vonda Malone – Mayor of Torres Shire Council
Trent McCarthy – Councilor Darebin City Council
Carol Sparks – Mayor Glen Innes Severn Council

Moderated by Cr Cathy Oke – Councilor City of Melbourne


SESSION

PRESENTED BY


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SESSION

SPEAKERS

After formal declarations of climate emergency began in Australia in 2016, the impact and influence of this movement has escalated exponentially and led the campaign to become a global call to action.
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Clover

Moore

“In the absence of climate change action by the national government it really is falling to the cities to do even more.“
GOVERNMENT & POLICY

Clover Moore


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Shane

Rattenbury

“Climate change is the challenge of our generation. Our future depends on the decisions before us today – cutting emissions, leaving coal in the ground, and embracing the renewables revolution.”
POLICY & ADVOCACY

Shane Rattenbury


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Vonda

Malone

“I call on Australian governments and the public to elevate their concerns and responses to climate change which is having an urgent, immediate impact in the Torres Strait: Our communities are being submerged by rising sea levels”
LOCAL GOVERNMENT

VONDA MALONE


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Carol

Sparks

“It is not a political thing — it is a scientific fact that we are going through climate change.“
GOVERNMENT & ADVOCACY

Carol Sparks


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Trent

McCarthy

“Communities are increasingly calling on their local leaders to act on climate change, with many councils at the precipice of the issue. This sort of synergy between state and local and federal action can deliver a lot of outcomes for communities”
POLITICS & ADVOCACY

Trent McCarthy


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Cathy

Oke

“If we don’t declare an emergency I don’t think I can, hand on my heart, say we’re doing enough.“
POLICY & RESEARCH

Cathy Oke