Constance becomes first German city to declare 鈥渃limate emergency鈥�
Deutsche Welle
The southern German city of Constance has become the first in the nation to pass a resolution declaring a聽, according to a Deutsche Welle report. , which was passed unanimously by the city council on Thursday, was urged by the local chapter of the environmental group聽, which said the city had committed to regularly providing reports to monitor progress in reducing its carbon emissions. "The Constance city council's climate emergency declaration is an important signal for the whole of Germany," the group said in a statement.
Several cities around the world, including Los Angeles, London and Vancouver, have recently passed similar resolutions, according to the report.聽. The Swiss city of Basel became the first local government in the German-speaking world to do so. The concept of a 鈥榗limate emergency鈥� differs slightly from city to city, according to聽. While some local councils commit to specific targets 鈥� such as reaching zero emissions much earlier than their national government plans to 鈥� others promise to make climate change policy a priority.
