To consider the following Motions under Council Procedure Rule 13(1):-
“Motion 1 proposed by Councillor B R E Bellamy:
This Council:
• Calls on the Leader to declare a Climate Emergency;
• Aims to make Amber Valley Borough Council carbon neutral by 2030;
• Calls on the UK Government to provide the powers and resources to make the
2030 target possible;
• Will work with partners across the County and Region to deliver this new goal
through all the relevant strategies and include strong references to this
emergency in our new Local Plan;
• Will report back in six months with the first actions the Council will take to
address this emergency, and then every six months after this on the progress being
made;
• Will ensure that all our Town and Parish Councils are made aware and suggest
that they also consider a similar commitment to this emergency