This is the list of documents available for the submission By Bailie Kyle Thornton:- "Council grieves the loss of life and environmental devastation caused by the Australian bushfire crisis in recent weeks. Council sends its solidarity with the people of Australia who are currently suffering, including those who have lost their homes and livelihoods, and the firefighters and emergency services who have been putting themselves in harm's way in an attempt to bring the fires under control. Council laments the impact of the bushfire crisis on Australia's ecology and acknowledges reports that over a billion animals and hundreds of billions of insects have perished in the state of New South Wales alone according to wildlife experts. Council notes that while bush fires have always been a regular feature of Australia's seasonal calendar, the impact of climate change is intensifying the severity of natural disasters such as these. Council appreciates the expertise of Professor Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and lead author of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fourth Assessment Report, who has stated that the Australian bushfires have been exacerbated by two factors which have a "well-established" link to climate change: heat and dry conditions. Council understands that according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology, temperatures have risen by more than one degree Celsius since 1920 - with recent months breaking temperature records amid a prolonged period of drought. Council notes our declaration of a climate emergency in May of last year and acknowledges the work of the Climate Emergency Working Group in setting a target of Glasgow becoming a carbon neutral city by 2030. Council further endorses the ambitions of the Scottish and UK Governments to work towards carbon neutrality and celebrates the clean energy milestone reached in 2019 when for the first time since the industrial revolution the UK generated more of its energy from zero carbon sources than fossil fuels - generating a record 83 days of electricity without coal. Council further commends the UK Government for successfully securing Glasgow as the host city for the upcoming 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) which represents the world's best hope of producing an international response to the climate emergency. Council therefore instructs the Chief Executive to write to the Prime Minister of Australia, expressing Glasgow's sincerest sympathies for the tragedy that his country is facing and inviting him to personally attend COP26 later this year in order to advance our mutual commitment to fighting climate change.".

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