Including 5 closely related terms such as climate change, climate change, and climatic change.
… Forest Heath District Council CAB/WS/20/045 West Suffolk Environment and Climate Change Taskforce – Final Report Report No: CAB/WS/20/045 Report to and dates: Cabinet 21 July 2020 Leader of the Council: Councillor John Griffiths Leader of the Council Tel: 01284 757001 Email: john.griffiths@westsuffolk.gov.uk…
… Cabinet Member: Councillor Andy Drummond Portfolio Holder for Regulatory Tel: 01638 751411 Email: andy.drummond@westsuffolk.gov.uk Chair of the Environment and Climate Change Task Force Councillor Rachel Hood Tel: 07713 211555 Email: rachel.hood@westsuffolk.gov.uk Lead officer: Jill Korwin Director Tel: 07946 180403 Email: jill.korwin@westsuffolk.gov.uk Decisions Plan…
… 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Climate change is a developing global crisis. Climatic changes are being felt through more frequent short-term events such as droughts, flooding, heat waves and wildfires, together with longer term pressures, such as sea level increase and the loss of productive land. In September 2019…
…, West Suffolk Council declared a climate emergency, having already established the Environment and Climate Change Taskforce (the Taskforce). The aim of the Taskforce is to make recommendations on the Council’s future role in protecting and enhancing the environment, both in the way in which it carries out its operations and through specific initiatives. Despite warnings on Climate Change…
… that, combined with the disease risks which are a by- product of these impacts, could be life threatening. West Suffolk already has a strong culture of action on Climate Change and lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Since 2004/05, the Council has produced an Environmental Statement. The draft statement for 2019/20, which will be available in September 2020, indicates that the Council has seen…