MAV recognises the Climate Emergency

Darebin Councillor Susan Rennie successful got the following motion passed at Victoria's Municipal Association of Victoria state council.  The council voted The forum in favour of the motion 77% to 23%.
Motion 56. Climate Change
​Submitting Council: Darebin City Council 
Motion: That the MAV recognise that:
(a) we are in a state of climate emergency that requires urgent action by all levels of government, including local councils
(b) human induced climate change stands in the first rank of threats to humans, civilisation and other species
(c) it is still possible to restore a safe climate and prevent most of the anticipated long-term climate impacts – but only if societies across the world adopt an emergency mode of action that can enable the restructuring of the physical economy at the necessary scale and speed;
(d) the MAV has a particular role in assisting local governments in this regard.