Issue - meetings

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION -

Meeting: 11/09/2019 - Cabinet Panel on the Environment (Item 6)

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - CLIMATE ACTION GROUP

Decision:

Ms Rak Dimmock, Climate Action Group, thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Panel.

 

The Chairman thanked Ms Dimmock for her presentation.

Minutes:

Audio recording – 16 minutes 48 seconds

 

Ms Rak Dimmock, Climate Action Group, thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Panel as follows:

 

·                The Climate Action Group had been set up to work as an alliance of campaign groups;

·                Global carbon emissions had reached an all time high;

·                If this was not reversed it would be catastrophic therefore we must act now;

·                There was a widespread public concern about this issue;

·                The Council was to be congratulated for backing the climate emergency;

·                They urged the Council to move forward quickly;

·                The immediate priority was to update the Climate Strategy in support of the goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030;

·                Audits if carbon needed to be completed;

·                They had invested a lot of time putting together a list of actions covering all areas of the Council’s operations;

·                If the Council does well in this area it will inspire other Authorities;

 

The following Members asked questions and commented on the presentation:

 

·                Councillor Sam Collins;

·                Councillor Steve Jarvis;

·                Councillor Kay Tart;

·                Councillor Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg.

 

In response to questions Ms Dimmock advised:

 

·                That an article in the Outlook magazine would make a big impact

 

The Chairman thanked Ms Dimmock for her presentation.