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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

… closely with all residents, businesses, partners and government to achieve them. We know we can’t act alone to make the kind of impact that is needed immediately, so we will seek to play a leading role within GMCA and alongside other councils and to collectively lobby to ensure we are supported and enabled by the right UK Government policies. Legislative change and investment are needed…

… be resolved, it requires action at every level, from national governments right down to the individuals those governments serve. Not doing our part means locking in changes to the climate that will severely impact the lives of everyone in the borough. Locally we have already felt disruption through severe flooding and these events are likely to become more frequent and severe with climate change…

… are also working with colleagues across Greater Manchester to deliver the 5-Year Environment Plan which sets out our long-term environmental vision and the urgent actions we all need to take in the next 5 years to help achieve this. However, we recognise that more is needed. The action required is far greater than the Council can deliver on its own, it needs national government legislation…

… neutral by 2038. This was a cross-party agreement, empowering us to do our part to combat climate change. It recognised that: The impacts of global temperature rises above 1.5°C are so severe that governments at all levels must work together to make this their top priority; As well as large-scale improvements in health and wellbeing around the world, bold climate action can deliver economic…

… believe that we have a responsibility to protect the environment from the effects of climate change for the next generation; and that the Government should look towards carbon neutral alternatives. UKYouthParliament.org.uk 6. We are already taking action Across the borough, we are already acting on tackling the climate crisis. The journey so far... 6. We are already taking action…