Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… 1 Monmouthshire County Council Climate Emergency Strategy October 2019 2 Title Climate Emergency Strategy Purpose This strategy outlines the council’s response to the climate emergency declared in May 2019 Owner Monmouthshire County Council Approved by County Council, 24th October 2019 Date October…
… unanimous in declaring a climate emergency. We intend to play our part in tackling this issue and we will work with communities and local businesses to help them reduce their emissions. This will require engagement, community involvement and commitments from third parties. We have made a start: We have called for our pension fund to divest its fossil fuel investments and have seen…
… Encourage people to use public transport rather than cars Education and involvement Climate Adaptation Help people understand climate change and what they can do to make a difference Preparing and adapting for the impact of climate change. Playing your part The Climate Emergency Action Plan cannot be delivered by the Council alone. We need other partners to join us in helping…
… points with renewable energy Plant 10,000 new trees by 2022 Make all of our buildings water refill stations and eliminate single use plastics from all council-run premises Promote Monmouthshire as a test-bed for companies looking to trial low carbon technologies in a rural setting 11 Appendix A Climate Emergency Action Plan 12…
… What we buy Reducing carbon by thinking carefully about when and what we buy and whole life costs Action to reduce MCC emissions CO2 reduction Cost to taxpayer Feasibility Eliminate single use plastics within the council Low Low Easier Phase out fossil fuel investments from our pension fund High High Harder All tender document will contain criteria to address climate…