BREAKING: We’re bringing our net zero emissions target forward a decade, from 2050 to 2040!
The accelerated target will form part of the City’s new strategic plan, Sustainable Sydney 2050 – it’s our responsibility to do all we can to reduce emissions steeper and sooner.
The accelerated target will form part of the City’s new strategic plan, Sustainable Sydney 2050 – it’s our responsibility to do all we can to reduce emissions steeper and sooner.
It’s not going to be easy, but while the Federal Governments continue to fail us, we will be getting on with the job of responding to the climate emergency.
When the City declared a climate emergency, I wrote to the Federal Government demanding urgent action on climate change. The response I received was an irrational reply from Angus Taylor, deflecting and trivialising a critical issue for which he has responsibility to take action.
It is nearly beyond belief that the Minster is still, after months of intense scrutiny, yet to explain the origin of the fraudulent document he used to accuse the City of egregious spending on travel.
When the NSW Police confirmed that the document was falsified, it was the community’s expectation that the truth would surface, and that the Minister would be held accountable.
I am shocked and disappointed the AFP will not further investigate the matter and shed light on a situation that has further eroded the community’s faith in the Federal Government.
Just because he ignores the facts on climate change, doesn’t mean the Minister can make up figures to distract Australians from his failure of leadership.
Successive Federal Governments have shamefully presided over a failed climate policies – Australia’s emissions have been going up since 2014.
The Minister has the power to transition the country away from reliance on fossil fuels and to deliver electricity that is clean, reliable and affordable.
His focus should be on reducing emissions and providing reliable energy, not making up figures about travel by local government officials.
Over the months in which the Minister has deftly avoided questions on this matter, our nation has experienced debilitating drought conditions and an unprecedented bushfire season that has claimed lives, homes and native animals, and destroyed local communities.
The link between climate change, drought and bushfires is irrefutable, yet the Federal Government neither prepared our nation for this climate disaster nor responded accordingly to our community’s urgent calls for action.
