Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… 1 ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2019 REPORT TITLE UPDATE ON THE COUNCIL’S RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION REPORT OF Mike Cockburn – Lead Commissioner for Environment REPORT SUMMARY This report provides Committee with an update on the Council’s response the Environment and Climate Emergency…
… Declaration of July 2019. The Council has renewed its commitment to tackling the causes of climate change for some years. However, the resolution of July 2019 to declare a climate emergency, which received all party support, is a significant move and requires the Council to reset its corporate priorities in order to address the requirements of the climate emergency resolution. Through the Climate…
… Emergency resolution, the Council is committing to do all in its power and influence for Wirral to be carbon neutral by 2050 and is now developing a Climate Emergency Action Plan, which will set out the framework for developing and establishing this. In order to ensure a quick response to the emergency declaration, the Council has established an initiating action plan, to deliver quick actions…
… and at the same time put in place the framework and clarification of responsibilities that will drive the Climate Emergency Action Plan. This report provides Committee with an update on the initiating action plan, the actions that have been achieved and are being put in place. The Climate Emergency Declaration and carbon neutral target will require all our partners to commit to the declaration, deliver…
… placed on urging everyone in Wirral to acknowledge the climate emergency and commit to making the necessary changes to the way they live their lives or operate their businesses in order to make the necessary changes. The Council and its partners within the Cool Wirral Partnership will help people to make changes to their lives by providing advice and support to their activities. This matter…