Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… Appendix 1 Dumfries and Galloway Council Climate Emergency Declaration 27 June 2019 PUBLIC PUBLIC DUMFRIES…
… AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION With the inspirational and empowering words of 16 years old Greta Thunberg and the resulting School Strikes Movement now active across the world the impact of climate change has come into sharp focus and proven to be a global wake up call. Demands from our young people alongside the many voices from environmental groups are calling for governments across…
… the world to make climate emergency declarations and many national governments, including in Scotland and the UK have now made that declaration. Scotland is already recognised as a leader in the pursuit of carbon reduction targets and much has already been achieved in sectors such as Energy, Waste, Agriculture, Residential and Transport. But there is now a requirement for urgent action to minimise…
… a global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees and avert a catastrophic tipping point for the planet. The quality of life for future generations in our region will be defined by our actions and we as elected members of Dumfries and Galloway Council must demonstrate leadership and act upon our responsibilities by making our own Climate Emergency Declaration (CED). The Climate Change (Emissions…
… biodiversity and our natural environment. Dumfries and Galloway Council has previously implemented Carbon Management Plans 1 & 2 following the enactment of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, but to ensure an effective response to the climate emergency it is essential that we step up our actions significantly. We must embed throughout our entire organisational culture the pursuit of measures…