Davidson can do better on the Climate Emergency
The devastating impacts of climate change are intensifying across the world with catastrophic floods, droughts, bushfires, landslides, cyclones and other extreme weather events. Global warming is predicted to exceed the 1.5 degree limit that was agreed in the Paris Agreement.
Searing summer heat waves or ongoing floods are now the norm. 'Extreme' fire days are projected to increase in the coming years. This makes Davidson's bushland suburbs particularly vulnerable to catastrophic bushfire with many of its suburbs accessed by only one-road.
We need to THINK globally and ACT locally to ensure we rapidly decarbonise by investing in cheaper and cleaner renewable energy.
According to the 2018 Bureau of Statistics suburbs in the Davidson electorate have one of the highest uptakes of electric cars in the nation.
We need to stop opening up new coal and gas fields. We are being warned over and over again that we are on the precipice of runaway climate catastrophe.
In February 2021 Janine Kitson screened Kathy Drayton’s documentary ‘The Weather Diaries’ which highlights a mother’s grief knowing that her daughter cannot survive on a planet that keeps getting hotter. Following the screening Ian Dunlop, renowned climate authority, spoke with direct honesty, saying "we are running out of time" and that we need to reach net zero emissions before 2030 if we are to escape environmental and societal collapse on a global scale.
The disruption that we are living through with the pandemic will be nothing compared to the disruption caused by climate change. There will be days when it will be simply too dangerous to leave our homes with scorching heatwaves or other extreme weather events such as wild storms.
Davidson needs to ensure that NSW makes genuine commitment to taking action on climate change.
If we can take action, based on expert scientific advice, for the COVID health crisis - we can do it for climate crisis.
