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The suburb motion that named a plan exposed declarations as empty
A suburban council motion names a "climate emergency" and a global wave of declarations begins - but did naming it change anything?
The suburb motion that named a plan exposed declarations as empty
In this episode, we follow how a single council vote in a Melbourne suburb set off a cascade of "climate emergency" declarations around the world. The episode traces the spread from Darebin's December 5, 2016 motion to governments and institutions globally, and asks whether declarations without plans changed the politics or the emissions.
Person: Trent McCarthy
Location: City of Darebin, Melbourne…
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