Earley Town Council has announced its own Climate Emergency Declaration and published a Climate Emergency Action Plan on its website. This year will see the United Nations 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26) coming together for a major climate change summit in Glasgow. The world is taking this necessary step to change human behaviour for the next generation, Earley Town Council will also play its part in stopping and reversing the damage from human activity in recent times.
On 17th February 2021, Earley Town Council announced its own Climate Emergency Declaration, a Declaration that was the result of an enthusiastic cross party Council working group, beginning to move ETC to a Net Zero emissions status.
At the full Council Meeting on 31st March 2021, the climate emergency working group presented and received the full backing of the Council for the Earley Climate Emergency Action Plan which details how ETC will begin to move to Net Zero emissions.
The working group Chair, Cllr Caroline Smith, said at that meeting – “This action plan is a live document and will evolve as we go forward – it is definitely neither cast in tablets of stone nor is it highly prescriptive because that would make us a hostage to fortune. There are many uncertainties, and we will need to remain agile. And we are keen to receive input from residents and stakeholders.”
Cllr Marion Shaw added – “Earley Town Council aims, through its Climate Emergency working group, to achieve a new and greener vision to promote quantifiable improvements in the lives of Earley residents.” She went on to say “Key activities will include securing financial and expert support, reducing plastic use and disposal, enabling the provision of allotments and other outdoor green activities, limiting energy consumption, the intention being to contribute to the C02 mitigation rates of 13.19% required by Wokingham Borough Council to stay within our recommended carbon budget.”
The Earley Climate Emergency Action Plan can be found on the Council Documents webpage in the policy section.
https://earley-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/31.3.21-Appendix-F.pdf