Sydney was one of the first governments to declare a climate emergency.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore has since stepped up the city’s already-ambitious action, achieving the city’s 70% emission reduction target by 2030 nine years ahead of schedule, in 2021.

This video was originally produced for the C40 World Mayors Summit in Buenos Aires.

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