Dundee City council agrees further climate declarations
Councillors have rubber stamped ambitious plans to tackle the climate emergency at a local level.
Dundee City council is taking further steps to tackle the climate emergency, ahead of the COP26 climate summit in November.
At a meeting of the Police & Resources committee last night, councillors voted in favour of signing up to the three pledges to renew a commitment to fight climate change.
The pledges include aiming for the city to be net zero for carbon emissions by 2045 at the latest.
The City of Discovery has already declared a climate emergency, and a Dundee Climate Leadership Group has been established to help achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for the city in the next 25 years.
With the major UN gathering in Glasgow approaching in November, the policy & resources committee is being asked to sign the city up to three major declarations to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to tackle the issues.
C40 Cities: Race to Net Zero
Signing the Race to Net Zero Pledge publicly highlights the message that the city of Dundee recognises the global climate emergency and will reduce the cities emissions to net zero by 2045 at the latest. This would be led by partnership working to deliver the Dundee Climate Action Plan.
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The Edinburgh Declaration
The Scottish Government is leading the ‘Edinburgh Process’ which is a means for local authorities to be formally represented in the international process and to show support for global action to protect and enhance biodiversity. The city will work on actions set out within Dundee's Biodiversity Action Plan 2020-2030 and Dundee's Climate Action Plan. The city council will continue to incorporate more sustainable ways of working, including partnership working and will seek innovative solutions.
Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration
Dundee City Council will commit to accelerate climate action by building and facilitating sustainable food systems transformation by developing and implementing integrated food policies and strategies, for example building on Dundee’s Local Food Growing Strategy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from urban and regional food systems.