Climate emergency
December 2019: An interdisciplinary and international coalition of scientists have declared a climate emergency and are calling on decision-makers to act on climate change. The paper sets out clear interventions and identifies energy, short-lived pollutants, nature, food, economy, and population size as primary domains for intervention.
A Norfolk council has refused to declare a climate emergency after councillors were accused of using environmental issues as “a political football”.
People wishing to have their say on how Norwich addresses climate change will be forced to wait longer to do so, because of the looming general election.
By Simon Beard and Pippa Heylings By all accounts, the last meeting of Histon and Impington Parish Council was like no other. Not only was the hall packed with members of the public, but the evening’s business had to be re-scheduled to allow many of them to go home for bed-time. The Histon and Impington…
Date: Mon, 10/21/2019 East Cambridgeshire District Council has joined over 200 Councils around the UK in declaring a Climate Emergency. The council took the decision at last week’s Full Council meeting (Thursday 17 October), following the submission of a petition signed by local residents.
Peterborough cannot live without the car, say councillors who have rejected an idea to amend the draft Local Transport Plan (LTP) to include climate emergency changes.
A decision to declare a climate emergency has been delayed by West Norfolk councillors despite a protest by environmental protestors.