RESOLVED
That the minutes and recommendations of the
undermentioned bodies be received and approved subject to any
amendments listed below:-
(a) Development
Management Committee 22 May
2019
(b)
Executive 6 June
2019
E.06/19: Climate Change
In proposing the Executive
recommendations, the Leader informed of her intention to add a
further recommendation that read as follows:
‘That the Council establish a
politically balanced Climate Change and Biodiversity Working Group
that comprises of 6 Members, with the Group Leaders being given
delegated authority to put forward their respective nominations
after this meeting, with the Group being chaired by the lead
Executive Member for Climate Change.’
Each of these recommendations were duly
SECONDED by the Deputy Leader.
In the subsequent debate, the following
amendment (indicated in red font) was PROPOSED and
SECONDED:
‘1. That a Climate Change
and Biodiversity Emergency be
declared;
2. That an Action Plan be developed that outlines how the Council
will address the Emergencies and
meet or exceed the targets set by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC), including an assessment of the viability of
a 2030 target and respond to the concerns
raised by the IPBES report on global species and habitat
loss to be brought to Council for approval within 6
months;
3. That the Council commit to collaborating with Devon County
Council, all the Devon District Councils, Plymouth City Council and
other agencies to address the
Emergencies;
4. That the Action Plan identify Key Performance Indicators
measured against any relevant national standards;
5. That a politically balanced Climate Change and Biodiversity
Working Group be established that comprises of 6 Members, with the
Group Leaders being given delegated authority to put forward their
respective nominations after this meeting, with the Group being
chaired by the lead Executive Member for
Climate Change; and
6. That the Working Group be instructed, at
its first meeting, to consider the setting up of a Citizens’
Assembly and to submit a recommendation to the next Council meeting
to be held on 26 September 2019 and that prior to that it be submitted to the September meetings of
the Executive and Overview and Scrutiny Panel for
comment.’
The proposer of this amendment spoke to
each part in turn and advised that these had been presented
following discussions with the Leader of Council.
In discussion, the Leader confirmed
that this was the case and, as the proposer of the original motion,
she was therefore supportive of this amendment. The Deputy Leader also confirmed his support for
the amendment and it was therefore included as part of the
substantive motion.
At this point, a further amendment was
PROPOSED and SECONDED as
follows:
‘1. That both a
Climate Change and Ecological
Emergency be declared;
2. That an Action Plan be developed that outlines how the Council
will address the Emergencies and meet or exceed the targets set by
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), including an
assessment of the viability of a 2030 target and respond to the
concerns raised ...
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