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Tackling climate change and its impacts on health in local government 2 October 2020 Victorian councils are in an ideal position to take actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change at the local level, and to contribute to state and national actions. New guidance has been released to support loca... ... See more

Councils’ rules and responsibilities re: climate adaption

The Victorian Government has released guidance for councils on their roles and responsibilities when responding to climate change, a 24-page guidance brief to assist local government decision-makers to understand the scope and deliver on their roles and responsibilities for adaptation under current Victorian legislation.

The document states that “statutory authorities, including local government, have a duty of care in exercising their functions and powers to manage foreseeable risks.

Secondly, climate change hazards and risks are significant and foreseeable, so decision-makers are accountable for considering these matters in making a decision as part of exercising their duty of care.

Thirdly, good decisionmaking is enabled by acting as a ‘reasonable person’ in making decisions guided by law.

The guidance was developed based on expert legal review and the outcomes from four consultation workshops held with local government in different regions of Victoria in 2019.

→ Read or download the document:
https://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/490476/Local-Government-Roles-and-Responsibilities-for-Adaptation-under-Victorian-Legislation_Guidance-Brief.pdf

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#DARINGCITIES PODCAST: TURKU, FINLAND
Risto Veivo and Liisa Lahti join host Julia Scott to share how the city will be carbon neutral by 2029, while it's already a circular development lab focused on reducing waste across sectors: https://bit.ly/2GNe3Z6

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Groundbreaking news for our campaign because it shows not only what it means in real terms to #putclimatefirst, but that it CAN be done, that it IS being done elsewhere - and also, of course, that this SHOULD have been done decades ago, in all governments at all level.

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[ Global outlook ] Danish government to #putclimatefirst in every decision: Carbon emissions must now be taken into account in all parliamentary bills and political proposals

An inspirational initiative for governments at all level around the planet: Just as one counts on the socio-economic costs of bills and proposals, the government will now count the climate impact and thereby streamline the green thinking in all ministries.

Policy proposals with a climate impact above a certain level must be discussed in the government's new Green Committee

https://www.information.dk/indland/2020/10/dan-joergensen-regnes-co2-paa-samtlige-lovstilling-politiske-udspil

Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen (Social Democrats) is now following up on Minister of Finance Nicolai Wammen's announcement on Friday of new socio-economic climate calculations with a guide on how all relevant bills and major political initiatives from now on must also be assessed for their climate impact, reported the Danish newspaper Information.

"When we make policy in Denmark, we must fundamentally take the environment, climate and nature into account in a way that has not been done before," said Dan Jørgensen, who today will be publishing his new Guide on assessing consequences for climate, environment and nature.

"For decades, we have been really good at counting on all the economic dimensions of what we do, and that also makes sense, but now it is being supplemented with a much better decision-making based on its environmental impact," he said.

#StoryChange #ClimateSolutions #restoringourdemocracy #voteclimate #putcommunityfirst #putsafetyfirst ... See more

[ Global outlook ] Danish government to #putclimatefirst in every decision: Carbon emissions must now be taken into account in all parliamentary bills and political proposals

An inspirational initiative for governments at all level around the planet: Just as one counts on the socio-economic costs of bills and proposals, the government will now count the climate impact and thereby streamline the green thinking in all ministries.

Policy proposals with a climate impact above a certain level must be discussed in the government's new Green Committee

https://www.information.dk/indland/2020/10/dan-joergensen-regnes-co2-paa-samtlige-lovstilling-politiske-udspil

Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen (Social Democrats) is now following up on Minister of Finance Nicolai Wammen's announcement on Friday of new socio-economic climate calculations with a guide on how all relevant bills and major political initiatives from now on must also be assessed for their climate impact, reported the Danish newspaper Information.

"When we make policy in Denmark, we must fundamentally take the environment, climate and nature into account in a way that has not been done before," said Dan Jørgensen, who today will be publishing his new Guide on assessing consequences for climate, environment and nature.

"For decades, we have been really good at counting on all the economic dimensions of what we do, and that also makes sense, but now it is being supplemented with a much better decision-making based on its environmental impact," he said.

#StoryChange #ClimateSolutions #restoringourdemocracy #voteclimate #putcommunityfirst #putsafetyfirst ... See more

Some vandals ripped down a bunch of election signs in Grovedale. A bit sad that people have nothing better to do than destroy our property. Nonetheless, you have until the 23rd of October to post your ballot papers so don't forget to #putclimatefirst when you vote and consider voting for #belindaforkardinia 🌍 ... See more