[Greens-Media] Media Release: NSW Greens call for declaration of climate emergency

[Kirsty Donovan]

Greens move in both houses of Parliament for Climate Emergency Declaration

NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann and Tamara Smith Member for Ballina have today called on the State Government to declare a climate emergency in both houses of parliament.



Emissions continue to rise in NSW and around the world despite the dire calls of the IPCC and the United Nations Climate Panel for nations to rapidly reduce emissions.



"The most recent report by the UN Climate Panel states that national emissions targets will need to triple to limit warming to 2 degrees globally and would require a rapid, global mobilisation like we have never seen before to reach the preferred limit of 1.5 degrees," said Cate Faehrmann.



"Since 2016 global carbon emissions have continued to grow. We are on track for apocalyptic levels of warming and each day we don't take action we are sacrificing future generations to live on an uninhabitable planet.



"Governments around the world have seen the writing on the wall and are declaring a climate emergency. We cannot afford to sit on our hands any longer. The Government must declare a climate emergency in NSW," said Ms Faehrmann.



"The chaotic approach to climate policy from the State and Federal Governments is creating a vicious cycle in terms of ability to do our part in Australia. Aspirational targets coupled with ad hoc and uncoordinated government intervention in the electricity market is crowding out private investors that can deliver new generation capacity and much faster," said Tamara Smith.



"In an emergency everyone stops what they are doing and focuses on the real danger. We need the Liberals and Nationals in this State to declare a climate emergency and take urgent action to address climate change every single day," Ms Smith said.

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Contact: Kirsty Donovan E. kirsty.donovan at parliament.nsw.gov.au<mailto:kirsty.donovan at parliament.nsw.gov.au>



Kirsty Donovan
Senior Electorate Officer
The Office of Tamara Smith
Member for Ballina
Office 1, 7 Moon Street, Ballina
Phone: 02 6686 7522
Website: www.tamarasmith.com.au<http://www.tamarasmith.com.au/>

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