Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

"Full Council calls on BCP council to:1. Declare a ‘Climate and Ecological Emergency’;2. Pledge to make BCP Council and its operations carbon neutral by 2030, taking into account both production and consumption emissions (scope 1, 2 and 3)5;3. Work with partners, businesses and the wider community to investigate, make recommendations and set a target date for how early the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole region can be made carbon neutral, ahead of the UK target of 2050;4. Call on Westminster to provide the powers and resources to make the 2030 and other interim targets possible;5. Work with other governments (both within the UK and internationally) to determine and implement best practice methods to limit Global Warming to less than 1.5°C;6. Continue to work with partners across the city region to deliver this new goal through all relevant strategies and plans;7. Set-up a Citizens’ assembly to enable views of the general public to be taken into account.8. Report to Full Council within six months with the actions the Council will take to address this emergency. As discussed with officers an action plan with clear quantifiable milestones should be submitted to Full Council in December 2019."

— Full Council (Source)