Declaring a climate emergency doesn’t require any specific actions — individual cities can take whatever steps they choose to reduce emissions. Renner said the goal of a climate emergency declaration is to create a sense of urgency about making cities carbon-neutral. “It’s a way to focus the mind.”In Canada, the emergency climate declaration movement began last year in Quebec, after a summer heat wave claimed 93 lives. More than 300 Quebec municipalities have endorsed the declaration, including major cities like Montreal, Quebec City, Sherbrooke and Trois-Rivières. Outside Quebec, Vancouver was the first city to declare a climate emergency, in January.

Source: National Post April 25, 2019 22:41 UTC