It’s time to act on the climate emergency
Climate Emergency
The facts you need to know about the Climate Emergency:
– Climate change is real and human activities are the main cause.– The concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on Earth.
– The concentration has been rising steadily, and mean global temperatures along with it, since the time of the Industrial Revolution.
– The most abundant greenhouse gas, accounting for about two-thirds of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, is the product of burning fossil fuels.
History of Climate Emergency Declarations
A climate emergency declaration or declaring a climate emergency is an action taken by governments and scientists to acknowledge humanity is in a climate emergency. The first such declaration was made in December 2016 by the Green Party in Melbourne, Australia.
In November 2018, Bristol, under the leadership of Green Councillor Carla Denyer, became the first European city to declare a Climate Emergency – with a deadline of 2030 for the city to become Carbon Neutral.
In May 2019 the UK Parliament declared a National Climate Emergency, setting a target of 2050 for the UK to go Net Carbon Neutral.
Climate Emergency on North Tyneside
In April 2019, the North Tyneside Green Party petitioned North Tyneside Council to follow the lead of others and declare a local Climate Emergency, with a target for Net Carbon Zero by 2030.
Following this petition, the Council declared a Climate Emergency in July 2019 – although the Council has opted for a longer timetable, targetting 2050.
The Council has since engaged with The Carbon Trust to develop an Action Plan.
The Action Plan was published in September 2020 and is available here.
We would welcome your feedback on the Action Plan – please click on the button below to provide your thoughts.
Feedback on Action PlanNorth Tyneside Green Party Actions
April 2019 – petitioned the Council to declare a Climate Emergency [link]
July 2019 – urged the Council to change to a 2030 target for Carbon Neutral
March 2020 – attended Stakeholder meetings with The Carbon Trust to engage in the development of the Action Plan
September 2020 – reviewed the published Action Plan
November 2020 – held our first Workshop to facilitate public engagement with the Action Plan
January 2021 – discussions with Council Officers
March 2021 – second Climate Emergency Workshop
April 2021 – Green Mayoral manifesto promise to change to a 2030 target for Carbon Neutral
May 2021 – discussions with Council Officers on new Mayoral commitment to 2030 target
August 2021 – continued support for Youth Strike for Climate
September 2021 – supported Great Big Green Week
November 2021 – responded to North Tyneside Call for Evidence on the Climate Emergency
December 2021 – engaged with Cabinet Member for the Environment to discuss Local Climate Engagement
April 2022 – engaged with stakeholders to discuss NTGP Climate Action Plan
July 2022 – questioned Council on publication of revised Action Plan for the 2030 target date
September 2022 – public forum planned
Our Commitment
As the political voice of the Green movement, we commit to:
(1) work with the Council to ensure that North Tyneside takes the necessary steps to avoid a Climate Crisis.
(2) hold the Council to account, to challenge targets and actions, and to call out ‘green-washing’.
(3) work with the Council to provide education to the people of North Tyneside on the actions we can take locally.
We invite you to play your part – and join us in working to a better future for North Tyneside.
North Tyneside Green Party
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