When Tucson Mayor Regina Romero took office in 2020, one of her first actions was to declare a climate emergency in her city. Romero said she was fulfilling a campaign promise to act boldly on climate change in one of the driest and warmest parts of the Southwest. “We wanted to deliver results,” said Romero. […]
Climate Emergency: India offers financial and technical support to developing nations
The members of United Nations negotiated and adopted the Paris Agreement in which India made four commitments, including reducing greenhouse gas emission intensity of its GDP by 33-35 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, under its NDC. In the run up to two key United Nation’s summits on Climate Change this month, India has […]
Democrats Propose a ‘Climate Emergency’ Resolution, Calling for ‘Massive-Scale Mobilization’
After President Trump ignored climate change in an environmental speech, resolutions in the House and Senate seek to raise it to the level of a national emergency. One day after President Donald Trump delivered an environmental policy speech devoid of any mention of climate change, Democrats in Congress are introducing a resolution seeking to declare […]
New York City officials declare a climate emergency
This comes just a week after the city passed a bill to eliminate net greenhouse emissions by 2050 New York has now become the largest city in the United States to declare a climate emergency after a vote by the New York City Council on 26 June. “An immediate emergency mobilization to restore a safe […]
UK becomes first country to declare a ‘climate emergency’
On Wednesday night a bipartisan UK Parliament passed an extraordinary measure: a national declaration of an environment and climate emergency. London: The UK is the first national government to declare an environmental and climate emergency. The decision marks a renewed sense of urgency in tackling climate change, following a visit to Parliament by teenage activist […]