Climate Change Forum at Mount Alexander Shire Council
Impressive Climate Emergency progress by our neighbouring Shire Council
Mount Alexander Shire Council will hold a public Climate Change Forum to inform its future action on climate change. The forum will help Councillors better understand what a climate change emergency would mean for the shire and other ways to tackle climate change as a Council and community.
Maybe Macedon Ranges Shire Council should go down a similar path?
Background
The forum follows the presentation of a petition from Mount Alexander Climate Change Emergency Team (MACET) at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 15 October 2019. The petition asked Council to address the climate crisis by:
Declaring a climate emergency
Committing to a target of 100 per cent renewable energy for Council operations by 2025
Committing to a target of net zero carbon emissions for the community by 2030.
In response, Council resolved to invite interested parties to present to Councillors to inform a whole of community approach to changing climate conditions that affect the community.
As a prerequisite for future action Councillors would like to better understand:
What do community members think Council could be doing within its operations to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change?
What should the community be doing to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change?
How can Council work with the community and other groups to address climate change?
What would declaring a climate change emergency mean to the community?
Date, Time and more Info
The forum will take place over a series of sessions from 9.00am to 8.00pm on Monday 9 December 2019. All interested parties are invited to speak at the forum and/or make a submission.
For more info see http://www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/HaveYourSay