Including the closely related terms ecological emergency declaration, and emergencies.
…. 2.2 One of the first things the newly elected council did after the May 2019 local elections was to develop a Climate and Ecological Emergency declaration motion which was passed unanimously on 26th June 2019. 2.3 Swale has set some of the most ambitious targets nationally to achieve net zero carbon by 2025 as an organisation and by 2030 as a Borough. 2.4 Our policies and strategies…
… has been rolled out with signage, staff training and the ability to issue fixed penalty notices for non- adherence. 2.11 The Climate and Ecological Emergency Declaration stated that we would “eliminate single-use plastic from council operations wherever possible” by 2021. A cross department audit of the council’s plastic use was undertaken, and elimination or replacement of single use…
… SBC report Environment Committee Meeting Date 17 January 2024 Report Title Annual Climate and Ecological Emergency Progress Report EMT Lead Emma Wiggins, Director Regeneration and Neighbourhoods Head of Service Martyn Cassell, Head of Environment and Leisure Lead Officer Janet Hill, Climate Change Officer Classification Open…
… Recommendations 1. Members to discuss the progress and refer to Council on 31 January 2024. 2. To approve the reallocation of £11,000 Improvement and Resilience funds towards the Carbon Footprint recalculation project to provide the evidence for revising the Action Plan. 1 Purpose of Report and Executive Summary 1.1 On 26 June 2019 the Council declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency setting…
… to report the amount of progress made despite the pressures on the Council from the pandemic and other economic pressures. 1.5 However, we need to realise that we will not fully meet our ambitious targets and that work is needed to reprioritise our actions. 2 Background 2.1 Since the spring of 2019 councils across the UK have been declaring climate emergencies of varying types and ambition…