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Planners Declare

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Planners Declare is a movement led by a network of passionate and diverse planners who believe that the profession should publicly declare and advocate for a proactive and necessary response to the climate and biodiversity emergency.The world is at the edge of major ecological and humanitarian tipping points and the time for half measures has run out. In Australia, the built environment - that is the construction, maintenance and use of buildings - produces a quarter of our greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Transport alone is the fastest-growing source of GHG emissions and is responsible for an additional 17% of total emissions.Planning operations, as well as its tangible outcomes, need to be decarbonised. Ensuring planning practices are a vehicle for positive change rather than a safe-keeper of the status quo will allow us to transition to a low carbon built environment proactively rather than reactively. What we plan and advocate for matters. Planners have the ability and are rightly positioned to influence cities, towns and regions before they're built or altered. Importantly, this includes the management and provision of unbuilt areas and the protection of biodiversity and natural resources. It is our responsibility as planners to re-examine our practices, evolve, adapt and lead. Planners in all sectors, from public, private, academic to non-for-profit sectors, are accountable for their actions. We acknowledge the complicated circumstances planners face at the intersection of planning with politics, clients, communities and stakeholders. We therefore say: we see you and you are not alone. We are here to be critical and positive, to support the good work that continues despite the barriers planners face and to inspire further climate action. This is a time for imagination, innovation, determination and leadership. Business-as-usual is not an option.