Leading Australian engineers turn their backs on new fossil fuel projects
by Ben Smee from Environment | The Guardian on (#4SX9M)
The Engineers Declare movement pledges to put climate considerations first in evaluating plans
Engineering firms are under increased pressure from their own employees to abandon controversial fossil fuel projects, as the sector turns its attention to the climate crisis.
About 1,000 Australian engineers and 90 organisations - including large firms and respected industry figures who have worked with fossil fuel companies - have signed a declaration to "evaluate all new projects against the environmental necessity to mitigate climate change".
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