Former Shell executive and Australian Coal Industry Chair Ian Dunlop has joined a number of other prominent Australians to call on the Government to recognise the seriousness of the climate change threat by declaring a climate emergency.

In a public letter published in The Age on 23 June, the group says that an emergency speed transition to zero emissions is needed to begin the enormous task of safely drawing down the excess greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.

To read more about the Climate Emergency Declaration and sign the petition, click here.