{"id":32075,"date":"2019-07-17T08:47:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=32075"},"modified":"2019-07-17T08:47:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T22:17:56","slug":"noosa-melbourne-climate-emergency-mb1137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/noosa-melbourne-climate-emergency-mb1137\/","title":{"rendered":"Noosa, City Of Melbourne Councils Declaring Climate Emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image: Rohan Leppert via Twitter<\/p><\/div>\n

Two more Australian councils are joining the growing number of local governments to declare climate emergencies – Noosa Shire and City of Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Noosa Shire Council<\/h2>\n

On Monday, Noosa Shire Council announced it is set to become the first Queensland local government to declare a climate emergency. Council endorsed the climate declaration at Monday’s General Committee Meeting, which is expected to be ratified at today’s General Meeting.<\/p>\n

“This declaration sends a strong message to all levels of government that the time to take urgent action on climate change is right now,\u201d said<\/a> Mayor Tony Wellington.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the local level, Noosa’s efforts have included boosting its use of solar energy<\/a>. Council has set a target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2026.<\/p>\n

“We will continue efforts to reduce emissions by implementing solar PV, identifying energy efficiencies and by making changes to our landfill site and our operations,” said Mayor Wellington.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n