Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… lifestyles and decreased pressure on health and care systems. Find out more about climate change (external link) What are we doing? Wigan Council declared a Climate Emergency (external link) on 17th July 2019 in a bid to acknowledge the urgency surrounding this complex and vital issue. We will display strong leadership and work collaboratively with communities…
… that will emerge from early action on the climate emergency. View our Outline Climate Change Strategy As a council we have already undertaken a number of innovative and bold initiatives that are aimed at reducing our impact on the climate and reducing our borough’s carbon emissions. We also recognise that limiting the harmful effects of climate change cannot be achieved…
… to buildings and infrastructure and an increase in heat related illnesses Less frequent but also less predictable extreme weather events such as cold periods, storm events and droughts Large-scale biodiversity and ecosystem loss that is already taking place across the world. We must not forget that we live in both a climate and an ecological emergency. Our climate change framework The Outline Climate…