Issue - meetings

1.  It was moved by County Councillor Lizzi Collinge and seconded by County Councillor Erica Lewis that:

Full Council, having in February 2019 recognised the need for urgent action on climate change, welcomes the publication of the recommendations of the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury.

The question considered by the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury was ‘What do we need to do in our homes, neighbourhoods and district to respond to the emergency of climate change?’

The report, published on 23 November 2020, makes recommendations across four areas of action:

?  Communications, Education And Council Leadership

?  Food/Farming And Waste/Recycling

?  Housing

?  Transport

The report can be viewed at:http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/climate-emergency/people-s-jury-recommendations

This council commits to:

(i)  Understanding which recommendations are directly under the control of the county council.

(ii)  Understanding which recommendations are within the county council sphere of influence, whether directly or indirectly.

(iii)Implementing the recommendations where we have direct control.

(iv)Making actions plans on how to influence others to implement the rest of the recommendations.

(v)  Enacting those action plans.

The following friendly amendment was proposed by County Councillor Michael Green in accordance with Standing Order B42:

Full Council, having in February 2019 recognised the need for urgent action on climate change, welcomes the publication of the recommendations of the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury. The question considered by the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury was ‘What do we need to do in our homes, neighbourhoods and district to respond to the emergency of climate change?’ The report, published on 23 November 2020, makes recommendations across four areas of action:

•  Communications, Education And Council Leadership

•  Food/Farming And Waste/Recycling

•  Housing

•  Transport

The report can be viewed at: http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/climate-emergency/people-s-jury-recommendations

This council commits to:

1. Understanding which recommendations are directly under the control of the county council.
2. Understanding which recommendations are within the county council sphere of influence, whether directly or indirectly.
3. Assessing how the county council can best respond to the recommendations of the Jury, particularly in the context of the recommendations that will emerge from the work on carbon assessment and pathways to net zero for Lancashire.

The friendly amendment was accepted by County Councillor Collinge and became the substantive motion.

The substantive motion, as amended by County Councillor Green's friendly amendment, was then put to the vote and was CARRIED. It was therefore:

Resolved: - That:

Full Council, having in February 2019 recognised the need for urgent action on climate change, welcomes the publication of the recommendations of the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury. The question considered by the Lancaster district Climate Change People’s Jury was ‘What do we need to do in our homes, neighbourhoods and district to respond to the emergency of climate change?’ The report, published on 23 November 2020, makes recommendations across four areas of action:

•  Communications, Education And Council Leadership

•  Food/Farming And Waste/Recycling

•  Housing

•  Transport

The report can be viewed at: http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/climate-emergency/people-s-jury-recommendations

This council commits to:

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