Issue - decisions
Climate Change - proposed by Cllr K Clayton
02/08/2019 - Climate Change
The following motion was
proposed by Cllr K Clayton seconded by Cllr M Roe and supported by Cllrs B
Heatley, J Orrell, N Ireland, D Bolwell, R Tarr, B Ezzard,
D Taylor, S Williams, M Rennie, D Tooke and R Hughes
“We know that climate breakdown is already
causing serious damage around the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change’s 2018 ‘Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C’ describes the
enormous harm that a 2°C average rise in global temperatures is likely to cause
compared with a 1.5°C rise and confirms that limiting Global Warming to 1.5°C
may still be possible with ambitious action. As many local councils now
recognise, and as the outline 'Climate Emergency' motion we passed in May
recognises, we have a duty to act NOW, and cannot wait for national governments
to change their policies.
In this context, this
motion proposes that Dorset
Council commits to:
1. Make the Council’s
activities net-zero carbon by 2030;
2. Work with partners
and stake-holders
to achieve the same across the whole of the Council area;
3. Develop a Dorset wide
transport strategy that discourages car use, encourages walking and
cycling, and drastically improves rail and bus services;
4. Develop an energy
strategy that provides local renewable energy generation and storage,
increases the efficiency of buildings and addresses fuel poverty;
5. Develop a new Dorset
Local Plan that ensures all planning decisions are consistent with a
shift to net-zero carbon by 2030;
6. End any investment by
the Dorset Local Government Pension Fund in the fossil fuel industry or
other activities that have an impact on climate change;
7. Ensure that our
net-zero carbon by 2030 ambition is reflected in ALL strategies and plans,
that all policy papers include a Climate Impact Assessment;
8. Require the
cross-party climate change panel to report back to Council, within nine months,
to provide a time table and action plan detailing how all the above can
be achieved;
9. Take steps to proactively
consult and include the opinions of residents, particularly young people,
in all of the above, and consider setting up citizens’ assemblies; and
10. Call on the UK
Government to provide the powers, resources and help with funding to make
this possible, and lobby local MPs to do likewise.”
Decision
That the Notice of Motion
be referred to the Climate Change Executive Advisory Panel for consideration
and report back to Full Council.