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Three Australian Mayors are riding the wave to low-carbon futures
Three Australian Mayors are riding the wave to low-carbon futures

Three inspiring Mayors from Adelaide, Newcastle and Byron spoke at the Daring Cities 2020 Global Forum, the world’s largest online forum for urban leaders tackling the climate emergency. By sharing their local stories, they reveal how three similar but different cities are paving their communities towards a net-zero future. Below are some excerpts from the presentations and links to further watching and reading. Visit the Daring Cities website to view recordings of these and other events.

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Climate Neutrality, Daring Cities 2020, ICLEI Member Council, Global Covenant of MayorsICLEI OceaniaDaring Cities 2020, Byron Shire, Adelaide, Newcastle, Nuatali Nelmes, Sandy Verschoor, Simone Richardson, Mayors, Lord Mayor, leadership, local government, low-carbon, net-zero, action, examples
"Our community dares to put environment first" - Mayor of Byron Shire at Daring Cities 2020
"Our community dares to put environment first" - Mayor of Byron Shire at Daring Cities 2020

“Hi everyone, my name is Simon Richardson. I am the Mayor of Byron Shire. I thank all the organisers for being daring to put on the Daring Cities 2020 gathering. Byron Shire is in the North of Northern NSW. We are the most easterly point of Australia. Byron Shire is small in size and population but we are large in our audacity and our daring. With a population of only 34,000 we welcome 2.4 million visitors per year. The reason they come is for our environment. From our wonderful marine parks, to our pristine rainforests it is the environment that is the drawcard.”

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Daring Cities 2020ICLEI OceaniaByron Shire, Simon Richardson, Daring Cities 2020, plenary