UK becomes first country to declare a 'climate emergency'
- Written by Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW
Days of protest by Extinction Rebellion have brought parts of London to a standstill.Shutterstock
On Wednesday night a bipartisan UK Parliament passed an extraordinary measure: a national declaration of an Environment and Climate Emergency.
The UK is the first national government to declare such an emergency. The decision marks a renewed sense of...
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