Ward(s) affected:
All
Proposer:
Councillor Hills
Seconder:
Councillor Littman
Green Group
Notice of
Motion
This council notes:
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The city council
declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in December 2018
[1]
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That following
dramatic weather events over the autumn, it is clear that climate
change isn’t just coming – it is here and has
already had an impact on the city such as with localised
flooding.
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The council’s
Carbon Neutral Programme's focus on Carbon Reduction, Climate
Adaptation and Conserving & Enhancing Biodiversity and the
annual report showing our performance [2]
- Information made
available on the council website on the action being taken on the
climate and biodiversity emergency, including the recent annual
report (Link:
Appendix 1 Annual
Report 2021-22 FINAL covers.pdf
(brighton-hove.gov.uk)
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The work of the
Brighton Chamber to encouraging business to become net zero
champions [3]
Therefore,
resolves to request:
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The Chief Executive
to write to businesses and third sector organisations in the
city, highlighting:-
(a) The
Council’s actions to address the climate and biodiversity
emergency;
(b) That the council
contributes less than 2% of the city’s carbon emissions and
advertising the support available to businesses to cut transport
emissions, such as the e-cargo bike accelerator project.
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The Chief Executive
to write to the Secretary of State for environment, food and rural
affairs asking them to provide further funding to councils,
businesses and third sector organisations to tackle the climate and
biodiversity emergency, calling upon the government to publish a
full set of environmental performance indicators.
Supporting Information:
[1]
https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/documents/s134540/Item%2055%2001%20GrnGrp%20Climate%20Change.pdf
[2]
https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/documents/s182043/Allocation%20of%20Carbon%20Neutral%20Fund%202022-2024.pdf
[3] Net Zero
in Brighton | Brighton Chamber