Issue - meetings

Motion C (2009/10)

It was moved by Councillor Jones and seconded by Councillor Santry:

“This Council:

Notes

• Climate change is one of the most important issues facing our way of life and will have a huge impact on our children and future generations.
• The Council’s hard work to ensure that Muswell Hill was selected as one of the 10 Low Carbon Zones in London
• The Council has already signed up to the 10:10 campaign, and is currently on target to exceed 10% reductions in CO₂ emissions by 2010.
• That Haringey Council is the first major local authority to sign up to the  Friends of the Earth ‘Get Serious about CO₂’ campaign that calls for Councils to commit to carbon emission cuts of at least 40% by 2020 and produce an action plan detailing how this target will be achieved.

Believes

• There is much that Councils can and should do to tackle climate change, and that this is an important issue that Haringey should lead on.
• Through taking tough action on CO₂ emissions that it will provide help for local households to slash their householdfuel bills, helping residents save money particularly those living in fuel poverty as well as being environmentally friendly.
• That signing up to the Friends of the Earth ‘Get Serious about CO₂’ will create green jobs and form part of the Council’s regeneration agenda.

Resolves to

• Develop an action plan with yearly targets to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% by 2020 to become a leading member of the ‘Get Serious about CO₂’ Friend’s of the Earth campaign”.

An amendment to the motion was moved by Councillor Hare and seconded by Councillor Butcher that:

insert the following additional bullet point at the end of paragraph 2:

·        Believes that carbon reduction targets needs action by Central Government to decarbonise the national electricity grid

insert the following additional bullet points at the end of paragraph 3:

·        Engage with all political parties on the Council on the Climate Change agenda

·        That the Leader or Deputy Leader for the Council and Chief Executive should have overall responsibility for tackling climate change. 

·        Report annually to Full Council progress on C02 reduction targets and action plan

·        Engage the Local Strategic Partnership and encourage the local Police force, NHS trusts, universities and colleges to sign up to similar C02 reduction targets and report publicly to Council on their progress

·        Encourage community participation by investigating a one-stop shop to provide advice to residents on energy efficiency, transport, walking, cycling and renewable energy.

·        Lobby Central Government to ‘decarbonise’ the national electricity grid

·        Lobby the GLA and the Mayor of London to make the sea-change improvements needed in walking, cycling and public transport across Haringey and our neighbouring London areas.

·        Hold an annual Haringey Climate Change summit to enable the Council to engage and advise local residents, businesses, voluntary organisations and partners on reducing their C02 emissions.

On being put to the vote the amendment was declared CARRIED unanimously.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44