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

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