Issue - meetings

Declaring a Climate Change Emergency

 

 

Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Cabinet (Item 7)

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Report of the Cabinet Member Corporate Services

Decision:

RESOLVED THAT

 

A climate emergency be declared.

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member Corporate Services stated that there was unanimous cross-party support for declaring an emergency and tackling carbon emissions. A budget of £10,000 was set aside for consulting various expert sources on reducing the council’s carbon footprint.

Members asked whether it should be made clearer that climate change has long been a priority of the council, rather than a recently developing topic of interest. Members also asked how the council intends to deal with the public response.

Members agreed to declare a climate emergency.

RESOLVED THAT

 

A climate emergency be declared.