Budget ignores climate issues: activist THE NSW government has ignored crucial environmental issues in its latest budget and must change tack to address climate change, activists say. Speaking ahead of a Climate Action Summit in Sydney, campaigner Neha Madhok said Tuesday's budget shows a "lack of consideration towards health and environment." Not enough is being done. We need action now," Ms Madhok told AAP on Wednesday. The fifth annual Climate Action Summit, due to be held in Sydney over the weekend, will call for the closure of NSW coal seam gas (CGS) projects and a ban on new coalmines. The two-day forum will focus not only on the environmental impacts of CSG and mining projects, but also on the effects they have on the health of those living or working nearby. Among the 300 expected at the event will be members of several climate change advocacy groups who are uniting to pressure state and federal governments into acting in a more environmentally conscious way. "We are really concerned about the fact that not enough is being done around the world to reduce CO2 emissions," fellow summit organiser Annie Neilsen told AAP. If we don't do something, and do a lot more than we are doing now, it's going to be absolutely disastrous for animals and people. Ms Neilsen said the state budget's lack of environmental focus was "not satisfactory," adding the government "needed to change direction." The Climate Action Summit will be held at Sydney Secondary College in Glebe on Saturday and Sunday.