Labour
Group Amendment
climate
emergency four years on
That the relevant changes are made
to the recommendations as shown below in strikethrough and
bold
italics:
This council
notes:
- The city council declared a
climate and biodiversity emergency in December 2018
[1]
- 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.
- The council’s
cross-party 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)
- The work of the Brighton Chamber
to encouraging business to become net zero champions and the
work of the council in collaboration with partners in the Greater
Brighton region, such as through the Greater Brighton Economic
Board, in tackling the climate crisis
[3]
Therefore, resolves to
request:
- 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
- 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 and to grant local
authorities more powers to intervene in the public transport sector
and force private operators to bring down bus and rail fares in
order to make public transport more affordable and accessible
- Council reaffirms its commitment
to delivering the full suite of measures recommended by the
city’s first ever climate assembly, including the
introduction of a park and ride scheme.
Proposed by: Cllr
Wilkinson
Seconded by: Cllr Appich
Motion to read if
carried:
This council
notes:
- The city council declared a
climate and biodiversity emergency in December 2018
[1]
- 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.
- The council’s cross-party
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)
- The work of the Brighton Chamber
to encouraging business to become net zero champions and the work
of the council in collaboration with partners in the Greater
Brighton region, such as through the Greater Brighton Economic
Board, in tackling the climate crisis [3]
Therefore, resolves to
request:
- 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
- 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 and to grant local authorities
more powers to intervene in the public transport sector and force
private operators to bring down bus and rail fares in order to make
public transport more affordable and accessible
- Council reaffirms its commitment
to delivering the full suite of measures recommended by the
city’s first ever climate assembly, including the
introduction of a park and ride scheme.