A small eastern Ontario city has become the latest Canadian municipality to declare climate change as an emergency in need of local government attention. Councillors in Kingston, Ont., voted unanimously in favour of the motion declaring a “climate emergency,” which was tabled at a meeting on Tuesday. Councillors in Kingston, Ont., voted unanimously in favour of the motion declaring a “climate emergency,” after similar motions were passed in Vancouver and Halifax in January. The Kingston motion does not come with additional funds, but the councillor behind it says it should be seen as more than a symbolic gesture. He said research conducted in the city could help develop technology that might make a difference in the worldwide fight against climate change.

Source: thestar March 06, 2019 20:26 UTC