Original Declaration 

Updated Declaration

We are Australian business and industry leaders, investors, local and state and territory governments, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, healthcare and social institutions, farmers, developers, unions, workers, artists, academic and cultural institutions, and communities. 

Together, we are committed to leading by example and supporting Australia’s international commitment to transition to net zero emissions before 2050.

We commit to:

• taking climate actions through individual effort and collaboration to ensure Australia contributes to limiting average global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels;

We commit to:

• taking climate actions through individual effort and collaboration to ensure Australia contributes its fair share to limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels;

• showcasing new climate commitments and actions to inspire other Australians to realise zero emissions opportunities;

• showcasing existing initiatives and leading stronger climate commitments and actions to empower other Australians to realise zero emissions opportunities;

• advocating for a national response that will deliver action at the scale required to reach net zero emissions well before 2050; and

• advocating for a national response that will deliver action at the speed and scale required for Australia to reach net-zero emissions well before 2050, with the majority of emission reductions occurring this decade; and

• working together, alongside and in partnership with Federal, State and Local Government leadership, to support the delivery of the Paris Agreement.

• working together, alongside and in partnership with Federal, State and Local Government leadership, to support the delivery of the Paris Agreement.

We recognise that responding to climate change requires all of us to act, alongside and in partnership with Federal, State and Local Government leadership. 

We invite all Australians to join us in helping to ensure our nation can, and will, meet its commitment under the Paris Agreement.

As the world comes together to address the current health and climate crisis, we believe accelerating Australia’s transition to a zero emissions society is central to our economic recovery and to delivering better futures for us all.

By working together, we can harness the opportunities from investment in zero emissions industries, including renovating and creating zero emissions buildings, transport, cities and regions; electrifying and innovating manufacturing; regenerative agriculture; carbon neutral food production; land restoration and biodiversity protection; and creating sustainable jobs to build better futures for all Australians.

We can also seize the opportunity to become a clean energy superpower, via direct renewable energy exports and in jobs rich industries like green steel, cement, aluminium and hydrogen.

Realising these zero emissions opportunities is vital to the future health and prosperity of our businesses and communities, and to a stable climate that underpins Australia’s rich ecosystems, wildlife, bush, and oceans, and the healthy soils and water that we rely on.