Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… climate-emergency-response-plan 1 Cheshire West and Chester Climate Emergency Response Plan Foreword: From the Climate Emergency Taskforce and Chairman, Cllr Matt Bryan We face a climate emergency that will have an impact on all aspects of our lives and, while it is undeniably a global challenge, it can…
… will work with Government to seek to devolve these competencies to a more local level. As a Climate Emergency Taskforce, we unanimously believe that climate change is not a party political issue; it is an existential crisis that we must work together to solve. Therefore, this plan has been designed from the outset as a cross-party initiative, that is based on the best available evidence…
… ......................................................................................... 65 3 1. Executive summary: In 2019 Cheshire West and Chester Council voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency. This declaration represented a major statement of intent by the Council and, as set out in the Council Plan and the Stronger Futures Plan for Recovery and Renewal following COVID-19, climate change is an organisational priority. Cheshire West and Chester…
… is, in many ways, a microcosm of the UK. Few places can claim to have such a variety of key emitters and sectors located in one area. As a result of the concentration of industry in the north of the borough, the borough is the fourth highest emitting of all local authorities in the UK. This at once a challenge, a responsibility, and an opportunity. In declaring a climate emergency, the Council…
… within that period. This plan sets out the actions that the Council will take to respond to the climate emergency, alongside evidence on the borough’s current carbon footprint, and its potential trajectory over the period 2020-2045. It describes a range of actions to reach carbon neutrality within this period; including actions under the direct control of the Council, as well as those…