“This council resolves:
To declare a climate emergency, in that it is acknowledged that a
rise in temperatures above 1.5⁰C will cause enormous harm, as
described in the ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C’,
published by the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change in
October 2018
That, as set out at the Council meeting on 25th September 2019, the
new Corporate Director be tasked with preparing a costed strategy,
targets and action plan for consideration by March 2020 by
Members to include:
o A baseline audit of what measure are currently in place to
address climate change and the current emissions of the
Council;
o Steps to ensure the Council’s direct and indirect activities
achieve net-zero carbon emissions and the date by which this
can be achieved;
o Ensuring that measures to reduce carbon emissions as well
as an assessment of the carbon consequences of all major
projects or decisions are considered at Board meetings and
Working Groups;
o How to engage with residents, workers and businesses to
reduce emissions across the Borough; and
o How progress against the plan will be reported.”
Upon being put to the meeting the Mayor declared the amended Motion
to be carried.
