Climate emergency
This topic article on Climate emergency, unlike most top articles on CASwiki is not specifically about community action. Rather the article and its associated news page provide information and context about why global and importantly community based and community led climate action are so needed. A climate emergency declaration or climate emergency plan, declaring a state of climate emergency, has been issued since 2016 by certain countries and other jurisdictions to set priorities to mitigate climate change.
News
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May and June heatwaves killed about 2,700 people in England and Wales, data suggests, theguardian.com (Jul 13, 2026) — Extreme heat led to 440 deaths a day during June peak, say scientists, with climate crisis ramping up temperatures- MPs call on UK government to host televised emergency briefing on climate crisis, theguardian.com (Jul 10, 2026) — As UK swelters in another heatwave, 50-minute Chris Packham film outlines threats to security, economy and health
- ‘I don’t just watch climate change happening’: the young Swedes being paid to make a difference, theguardian.com (Jul 02, 2026) — Participant-led YPS scheme creates green projects while providing summer jobs in country with high youth unemployment. By Jonna Dagliden Hunt
- European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say, theguardian.com (Jun 26, 2026) — Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress
- Adapting to the heat: four ideas from European cities, theguardian.com (Jun 26, 2026) — From checking on older neighbours to greening spaces, some cities are stepping up efforts to keep people safe
- These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters, theguardian.com (Feb 08, 2026)
- Pakistan seeks justice for environmental harm through climate litigation, globalvoices.org (Jan 11, 2026)
- World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam, theguardian.com (Jan 10, 2026)
- Climate justice case study through Pakistan’s energy predicament: What China’s energy sector can and cannot do for the Global South, Qian Sun and Sonia Awale, globalvoices.org (Dec 10, 2025)
- Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds, theguardian.com (Dec 10, 2025)
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Climate emergency centres
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Climate emergency centres are about a coming together and building of relationships in a common space, sharing resources, skills and ideas to build community resilience and adaption to multiple social and environmental crises.
Climate emergency declarations
[edit | edit source]ClimateEmergencyDeclaration.org states Climate emergency declarations in 1,191 jurisdictions and local governments cover 290 million citizens, as of 14 November 2019...climateemergencydeclaration.org
An appropriate sense of urgency
[edit | edit source]The term “climate emergency” has been promoted by climate activists and pro-climate action politicians to add a sense of urgency for responding to a long-term problem. W
Extinction Rebellion's call for truth
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Extinction Rebellion's first demand (of three, for the UK) is "Tell the truth", Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.
- 'The Emergency', Extinction Rebellion, includes information and comment on:
- 'Human activity is causing irreparable harm to the life on this world'
- 'We’ve been warned again and again…and again'
- 'Nature Loss'
- 'Insect die-off'
- 'Global Heating: Greenhouse Gases, Our emissions are still increasing!"
- 'Air Pollution'
- 'Drought and (water) Scarcity'
- 'Rising Seas'
- 'Ocean Acidification'
- 'Sea ice (disappearance)'
- 'Water Pollution'
- '..losing our soil'
- 'Food Insecurity'
- “Faster than expected” (climate change)
- 'Feedbacks and Tipping Points'
Resources
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The biggest resource recognised here, across CASwiki, is community based and community led Climate action (multiple pages and sections across CASwiki global and local articles). Below are some additional resources more specifically about climate emergency.
- Framework and resource to help councils with their climate emergency response, climateemergencydeclaration.org. A framework and resource to help other councils with their climate emergency response from Darebin City Council in Australia, posted on climateemergencydeclaration.org on 9 August 2019
Citizens data initiative
- Open Weather, Open Weather Nowcast, added 14:06, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
How to's
- How to capture satellite images in your backyard – and contribute to a snapshot of the climate crisis, theconversation.com, Feb 23, 2022, added 14:05, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
Campaigns
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is a joint diplomatic and civil society campaign to create a treaty to stop fossil fuel exploration and expansion and phase-out existing production in line with the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement, while supporting a just transition to renewable energy.
The call for a treaty was first endorsed by the Pacific Island nations of Vanuatu and Tuvalu and to date, has the support of 17 national governments, the World Health Organization, the European Parliament, Nobel laureates, academics, researchers, activists, and a growing list of governments (municipal, subnational, national), and individual Parliamentarians.
The program includes the creation of a standalone Global Registry of Fossil Fuels to ensure transparency and accountability of production and reserves.
- Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
- Endorse the treaty fossilfueltreaty.org, added 16:54, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
See also
- Climate change and risk of insecurity
- Dangerous climate change
- Ecological emergency
- Public interest law resources
- Climate action#Sea level rise
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External links
Wikipedia: Climate emergency declaration W, Climate crisis W, Abrupt climate change, Climate change and poverty, Climate justice, Effects of global warming, Tipping point (climatology), Climate change and society (category)
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| Cite as | Philralph (2019–2026). "Climate emergency". Appropedia. Retrieved July 25, 2026. |