City of Sydney declares “climate emergency” as population explodes

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The City of Sydney formerly declared a “climate emergency” on Monday night, which was applauded by environmentalists:

Councillors on Monday night voted in favour of a motion put forward by Lord Mayor Clover Moore, saying that climate change poses a serious risk to Sydneysiders…

“Successive federal governments have shamefully presided over a climate disaster, and now we are at a critical juncture – we face a climate emergency,” Cr Moore said…

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.