The much anticipated Climate Emergency Declaration motion has now been published (full version below) and will be moved by Cllr Roxanne Mashari (Welsh Harp) an ex Environment Lead Member at Monday's Council meeting. It is seconded by Cllr Kieron Gill (Brondesbury Park).
The action points for the Council are:
· To join our Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan
in declaring a Global climate emergency. This is essential to protect our only
planet, not only for us, but for all the life on it and, hopefully, all the
generations of life to come.
· Do all reasonable in the Council’s
gift to aim for carbon neutrality for 2030 and work with government to achieve
the national 2050 target.
· Develop a Carbon Offset Fund and
strategy, to enshrine the principle that developments, could and should fund
projects that reduce carbon emissions elsewhere in the borough.
· At every opportunity, redirect our
investments into renewable energy projects and carbon free or carbon neutral
technologies.
· To continue delivering reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions via the development of district energy networks and
support for renewable alternatives
· Request that the appropriate
scrutiny committee review the actions taken to reduce carbon emissions in Brent
and the Council at the end of the municipal year.
· To
empower a Lead Member to take
responsibility for tackling climate
change in Brent and charges
that person with the
responsibility to produce a report on this
subject within 6 months, one that
emphasises and promotes the importance
of local biodiversity.
·
Make representations to
national government to urge them to
provide the power and resources
to the Mayor of London and
local authorities to hasten the
pace of carbon reduction and
to immediately end the £10.5
billion of hidden subsidies with which
central government supports
the Fossil Fuel industry in
this country.
· Explore
the viability of there being
an annual Green summit for interested
parties, where issues can be
discussed, good practice shared
and ideas promoted
The Brent motion can be compared with Islington's HERE
The Brent motion can be compared with Islington's HERE
More details is needed on how the policy would be implemented. Would the Carbon Offset Fund just take a slice of CIL money? Would the Lead Member empowered on tacking climate change just be the present lead member for the environment with this added to her portfolio. If an additional member of the Cabinet, which woudl seem preferable, it could only be implemented at the Council AGM next May.
Meanwhile the Tory motion, moved by Cllr Maurice, the shadow lead member for Parking and Car Drivers, seeks to cancel the CPZ surcharge on diesel drivers.
Click bottom right for full size version. Climate Emergency is the 2nd Labour motion.
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