Hayden, Luke H, Corin and I decided to investigate what the QLDC has done since declaring a climate emergency and we got answers from three different sources.
The first source we consulted to get some answers to our questions were the public who provided us with the information that the public weren’t informed well enough that the council declared a climate emergency. We asked three questions: Did you know the council declared a climate emergency? What have they done since declaring a climate emergency? And what should they do now? Most of the public responded with answered usually containing the word ‘no’ or ‘i don’t know’ but that was a good start as we now knew that the council hadn’t spread the word well enough when they declared a climate emergency.
The next source we reached out to was the darebin council, the first place in the world to declare a climate emergency. As these people are based in Australia we had to email them our questions. They answered that some of their goals were to increase tree coverage on public lands, and avoid and reduce resources on demand, and ensure materials are reduced and recycled or used to generate electricity. Darebin was very helpful and had many good ideas on how they can improve climate conditions.
The final source we contacted was the QLDC, the group that declared the climate emergency themselves, and we asked them what their plans were for the future. At first we called them but the person we needed to speak to wasn’t available They responded with detailed answers about solutions and goals for the future. Overall they provided us with a different perspective as they are the ones that declared it in Wanaka.
Overall from our investigative journalism, our group got information from three different sources all with different goals and views: the public, darebin council, and the QLDC. We found that the public could have been informed better, but the two councils both had similar goals regarding the future of climate conditions.
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