Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… a climate emergency – inspired by the Youth Strike 4 Climate movement, who told the Board that they expected more from the region’s leadership. In July, the WMCA Board passed an 80-year carbon budget1, which estimates the maximum carbon that can be emitted by the region whilst delivering on our obligations under the Paris Agreement. The Board also agreed that an estimated investment of 1-2…
… of climate breakdown with honesty: acknowledge the scale of the problem. WMCA’s climate emergency declaration is that acknowledgment at regional scale – although the next step, to meet that emergency with the thought, care, and resources that requires will take more effort to achieve. The Local Industrial Strategy and economic opportunity The West Midlands Local Industrial Strategy4 will boost…
…) has already started the process of reviewing the strategy, with climate emergency as one of its key themes. This is partly about ensuring credible, sustainable public transport, partly about reducing demand, but also, ensuring that the region is able to balance the delivery of goods to people and businesses with the need to create safe spaces for people to walk and 20 11. See https…