Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… to declare a climate emergency in Harlow. The Council has made a number of commitments to prevent climate change, including reducing the council’s net carbon emissions as far as possible and reducing the carbon footprint at a greater rate than it is already committed to do so, along with actions relating the effects of activities, beyond those directly emitting carbon into the atmosphere, on the wider…
… environment. ISSUES/PROPOSALS 4. It has been identified that the climate emergency motion can be divided into three main work streams: Property, Environment and Community Leadership. Specific actions identified as part of the climate emergency declaration include installing photovoltaic panels on all public council buildings within the next two years where possible and new council…
… charge points at a rate of one per 20 homes for new developments 5. The climate emergency motion also includes the creation of an action plan which focuses on reducing the impact of day to day living on the environment beyond that caused by greenhouse gas emissions. A number of short, medium and long term proposals for consideration have been set out for each of the three climate emergency…
… motion work streams in the tables below. These proposals are likely to form a part of any future climate emergency strategies to be devised, once appropriate appraisals of viability in terms of financial and environmental impact have been carried out. Table 1 – Property Work Stream Short Term (1-3 years) Medium Term (3-5 years) Long Term (5+ years) Eliminating the use…