Agenda item

To consider a Motion on Notice, submitted by the Proper Officer on behalf of Councillor Ian Davey, detailed as item 10.

Council received a motion on notice proposed by Councillor Ian Davey which was  seconded by Councillor Claire Hunt.

In accordance with the constitution, the motion was debated and the following amendment was, proposed by Cllr Wells, seconded by Cllr Cox and supported following a vote:-

This Council:

·      endorses the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty on behalf of the people of Worthing and commits to make that endorsement public;

·      In endorsing the Motion, highlight the actions already taken by this Council in   response to the climate emergency declared in 2019 including:-

o   decarbonising civic buildings, Worthing Hospital and the potential for future developments by working in partnership with Hemiko on the Worthing District Heat Network;

o   Commitments in the agreed Worthing Local Plan 2023 under Strategic Policy 2 for Climate Change include various measures for new planning developments including carbon reduction, maximising carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation and adaptation that should take place through sustainable planning policies and initiatives;

o   collaborating with local organisations through our Community Infrastructure Levy fund to promote community-led environmental projects across the town;

o   Is working with Trees for Streets to increase the amount of trees in our neighbourhoods across the borough;

o   Is working with partners on Sussex Energy, a newly launched mission to directly contribute to government priorities to transition to a zero-carbon electricity system by 2030;

o   Is supporting national initiatives such as the creation of GB Energy and UK-wide scaling up of solar panels for homes and businesses.

·        Continues to showcase its actions to date and engage with local residents to raise awareness about the importance of cooperation with the principles of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and how local actions contribute to global goals.

This Council asks the Leader to:

·        Write to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change requesting that he visit the Worthing Borough to see how much progress that this Council is leading the way on nationally in our decarbonisation strategy.

A motion without notice, under CPR 15.1 (l), was proposed, seconded and supported following a vote.

The substantive motion as amended was then supported following a vote. 

Resolved:

That this Council:-

·        endorses the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty on behalf of the people of Worthing and commits to make that endorsement public;

·        In endorsing the Motion, highlight the actions already taken by this Council in response to the climate emergency declared in 2019 including:-

o   decarbonising civic buildings, Worthing Hospital and the potential for future developments by working in partnership with Hemiko on the Worthing District Heat Network;

o   Commitments in the agreed Worthing Local Plan 2023 under Strategic Policy 2 for Climate Change include various measures for new planning developments including carbon reduction, maximising carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation and adaptation that should take place through sustainable planning policies and initiatives;

o   collaborating with local organisations through our Community Infrastructure Levy fund to promote community-led environmental projects across the town;

o   Is working with Trees for Streets to increase the amount of trees in our neighbourhoods across the borough;

o   Is working with partners on Sussex Energy, a newly launched mission to directly contribute to government priorities to transition to a zero-carbon electricity system by 2030;

o   Is supporting national initiatives such as the creation of GB Energy and UK-wide scaling up of solar panels for homes and businesses.

·  Continues to showcase its actions to date and engage with local residents to raise awareness about the importance of cooperation with the principles of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and how local actions contribute to global goals.

That this Council asks the Leader to:

·        Write to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change requesting that he visit the Worthing Borough to see how much progress that this Council is leading the way on nationally in our decarbonisation strategy.