SPC 4 - Agendas
Agenda of Strategic Policy Committee 4 to be held on Wednesday, 31st March 2021 at 11 a.m.
TO: THE CATHAOIRLEACH AND EACH MEMBER OF SPC4 – CLIMATE CHANGE
A meeting of SPC 4 – Climate Change - will be held
ON: Wednesday, 31st March 2021
AT: 11.00 a.m.
IN: Council Chamber, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo and via Sligo County Council’s Virtual Meeting Room
Agenda
- Minutes of meeting held on 14th October 2020
- Matters arising.
- Update on Work Programme 2020 / 2021
- Climate Action Plan 2021 – Community Climate Conversations
- Discussion Item - Identification of a Decarbonisation Zone
- Item submitted by Chair, Councillor Sinéad Maguire:
“That Sligo County Council recognises the overwhelming evidence that a global climate and biodiversity crisis exists and that society at all levels must take responsibility in responding effectively to the challenges facing the future of our planet. Having adopted a Climate Adaptation Policy in 2019 to inform its efforts in adapting to climate change, Sligo County Council now acknowledges the need to assume a more visible leadership role by immediately implementing the following steps:- Declare a Climate Emergency for County Sligo
- Declare a Biodiversity Emergency for County Sligo
- Commit to implementation of the County Sligo Biodiversity Plan
- Commit to providing Climate and Biodiversity Action Plan Report updates at every Council meeting
- Commit to establishing a Climate Action Committee to meet within three months and whose remit would include prioritising transport, energy and flood protection measures consistent with a sustainable approach to the Climate Emergency. Membership would include representatives from local government, public bodies, community, social, environmental and economic sectors.
Questions: - What should the Action Committee’s relationship be to/with the Climate Change SPC?
- How does Biodiversity Emergency fit in?
- Does the County Council have a Climate Change Office and/or a designated responsible person?”.
- Item submitted by Sligo PPN:
Climate/Biodiversity Emergency Declaration - Item submitted by Sligo PPN:
Green Spaces and Rewilding Projects- Allocation of green spaces
- Planting for enhanced biodiversity and carbon sequestering
- Date of next meeting (30th June 2021)
- Any Other Business
Meeting Date 31/03/2021