Climate Emergency and the Inclusion of Ecological Emergency (Minute 239 - 3 October 2019)
To receive and consider the recommendations of the Cabinet (Minute 422(a)) as an amendment to the following Notice of Motion submitted previously to the Council by Councillor Hodgson and referred thereto in accordance with Standing Order 8(2), namely:
That DCC amends the Declaration of a Climate Emergency to include an Ecological Emergency.
Having had regard to the aforementioned, any factual briefing/position statement on the matter set out in Report (CSO/19/25) and other suggestions or alternatives considered at that meeting the Cabinet subsequently resolved:
that Council be advised that no further action need be taken, given that agreement on this issue has already been reached through the Devon Climate Emergency Response Group.
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Minutes:
Pursuant to County Council Minute 239 of 3 October 2019 relating to the Notice of Motion set out below as previously submitted and formally moved and seconded by Councillor Hodgson:
that DCC amends the Declaration of a Climate Emergency to include an Ecological Emergency.
and having had regard to the advice of the Cabinet set out in Minute (Minute 422(a)) of 13 November 2019:
that Council be advised that no further action need be taken, given that agreement on this issue has already been reached through the Devon Climate Emergency Response Group.
Councillor Hart MOVED and Councillor McInnes SECONDED that the Cabinet’s advice be accepted and that no further action be taken on the Notice of Motion on the basis that the issue had already been actioned through the Devon Climate Emergency Response Group.
The amendment in the name of Councillor Hart was then put to the vote and declared CARRIED and subsequently thereafter also CARRIED as the substantive motion.