Climate emergency declaration and best paper awards by Shin‐ichi Tanabe

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Universities, Sustainability, and Neoliberalism: Contradictions of the Climate Emergency Declarations by Kirstie O’Neill, Charlotte Sinden

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What next for local government climate emergency declarations? The gap between rhetoric and action. by Howarth, C, Lane, M, Fankhauser, S

“…Focusing on London, UK, we present evidence collected via semi-structured interviews with experts and practitioners involved in the propagation of climate emergency declarations to critically explore how and why these declarations emerged, and the various different roles they are perceived to play for different local actors. …”

Potentials of Climate Emergency Declarations for degrowth transformations. The ambivalent stance of German municipalities in conflicts over a post-fossil future by Anton Brokow-Loga, Timmo Krüger

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Climate Emergency: UK Universities' Declarations and Their Role in Responding to Climate Change by Briony Latter, Briony Latter, Briony Latter, Stuart Capstick, Stuart Capstick, Stuart Capstick

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Is Declaring a Climate Emergency Enough to Stop Global Warming? Learning From the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jordi Mazon, Jordi Mazon, David Pino, David Pino, Mireia Vinyoles

“…Among the political measures taken in recent years is the climate emergency declaration issued by many government institutions, highlighting the serious and urgent problem of climate change and the imperative need to find a solution. …”
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Japan’s Climate Change Discourse: Toward Climate Securitisation? by Florentine Koppenborg, Ulv Hanssen

“…In 2020, for the first time, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment included the term “climate crisis” (kikō kiki) in its annual white paper, and the Japanese parliament adopted a “climate emergency declaration” (kikō hijō jitai sengen). Does this mean that Japan’s climate discourse is turning toward the securitisation of climate change? …”
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Climate Emergencies in Australian Local Governments: From Symbolic Act to Disrupting the Status Quo? by Anthony Greenfield, Susie Moloney, Mikael Granberg

“…This paper examines the emerging phenomenon of climate emergency declarations. We focus on the case of Victoria Australia and the 30 councils who have declared a climate emergency with a particular focus on three councils. …”
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“No research on a dead planet”: preserving the socio-ecological conditions for academia by Aaron Thierry, Laura Horn, Pauline von Hellermann, Charlie J. Gardner

“…Despite thousands of higher education institutions (HEIs) having issued Climate Emergency declarations, most academics continue to operate according to ‘business-as-usual’. …”
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The climate emergency: A tale of two cities by Judy Too, Obuks A. Ejohwomu, Felix K.P. Hui, Nilupa Herath, Colin Duffield

“…Despite the increasing discourse on climate change policies and ambitions, there is limited evidence on the current practices in the built environment following these climate emergency declarations. To address this gap, this research conducted a comparative analysis of the building sector practices in Manchester and Melbourne. …”
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