WINDLESHAM Parish
Council, along with 70 other councils in the UK agreed at its Full Council
meeting, held on 23rd July, to support a climate emergency. This is supported
by the IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).
The UK Climate
Change Select Committee confirmed that we have seen a 0.8 degree C increase in
temperatures. The IPCC have declared to limit future increases to 1.5 degree C,
it will be necessary to halve global Co2 emissions by 2030 and have zero
emissions by 2050.
With this evidence
the Council have agreed to;
• Produce a climate
change strategy that commits to making climate change a priority.
• Have a dedicated
web page to communicate and inform residents of plans and how they can get
involved.
• Have already
switched to use green energy, as from July
• Will review all
its own emissions, single use plastics and waste. It will set a benchmark and
audit this each year.
• Will work towards
the eradication of single use plastics in the Parish
• Support and
encourage the planting of trees and wildflowers.
• Work with local
businesses particularly ‘take away’ providers, to see how they can help reduce
the use of single use plastics
• Review the
provision of cycle racks in prominent and safe areas in our villages and
encourage cycling.
• Work with local
schools to reduce the use of cars taking children to school.
• The Council will
review the first draft and further actions at their Full Council meeting in
September.