'Turn neglect into action': Mayors issue climate warning
'Everybody who’s involved with the bushfires is talking about climate change, the only people who aren’t talking about it are the politicians and their media supporters.'
Mayors from communities hit by catastrophic bushfires in Queensland and NSW have issued a joint declaration to the Morrison government, calling for action to limit the contribution of climate change.
As MPs fight over the contribution carbon emissions are making to weather-related events in federal Parliament this week, 12 mayors from fire affected local government areas including Noosa, Bellingen, the Blue Mountains and Ryde have signed on to a joint statement.
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