Including the closely related term climate emergency.
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… Wirral Council declared an Environment and Climate Emergency at a meeting of full council on 15 July 2019 and through this committed to action to address the ecological and climate crisis that we face. The commitment to action aims to: Cut climate damaging pollution locally in line with global targets, whilst developing resilience to more extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels that impact…
… across all council land increase tree planting to double Wirral’s tree canopy cover increase the number of parks and open spaces achieving green flag status Wirral Council seeks to progress its ambitions by ensuring that consideration of the environment and climate emergency is integral to its function, decision-making, service delivery and resource allocation; by learning from and working…
… constructively with others; and by showing leadership and encouraging wider action. We will: embed sustainable decision making and ways of working in all areas of council activity monitor progress on the impact of the Council’s actions and seek to achieve continual improvement provide training and briefings for councillors and employees about the environment and climate emergency communicate progress…