2019-07-15 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                        15 JULY 2019


    Amendment 2
    Moved:      Cr Jackson
    Seconded:   Cr Jurisevic
    That Items A & B be amended to read:
    A.   Endorse the following statement:
         “Council accepts the latest science on climate change provided in the October 2018
         report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and acknowledges that the
         Noosa Shire is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change including heat waves, more
         intense storms and sea level rise all of which, unless global action is taken to reduce
         emissions, is likely to adversely affect the Noosa natural and human environment.
         Council therefore declares that we are in a ‘Climate Emergency” which requires urgent
         action by all levels of government”; and
    B.   Write to the Prime Minister, the State Premier, State and Federal Opposition Leaders,
         and State and Federal Members of Parliament representing the Noosa Shire region,
         advising of Council’s declaration and requesting they also act with urgency to address
         climate change through legislated programs and policy positions, to drive action to
         reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to keep global temperatures to a maximum
         increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius

    The Chair ruled that Item A could, with the consent of the mover and seconder, be
    changed to read:
    A.   Endorse the following statement:
         “Council accepts the latest science on climate change provided in the October 2018
         report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and acknowledges that the
         Noosa Shire is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change including heat waves, more
         intense storms and sea level rise all of which, is likely to adversely affect the Noosa
         natural and human environment. Council therefore declares that we are in a ‘Climate
         Emergency” which requires urgent action to reduce emissions by all levels of
         government”; and

    Procedural Motion
    Cr Stockwell moved a motion of dissent from the chairperson’s ruling.
    Cr Wellington seconded the motion of dissent.
    The Procedural motion of dissent was carried.

    Amendment 2 reverted to:
    A.   Endorse the following statement:
         “Council accepts the latest science on climate change provided in the October 2018
         report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and acknowledges that the
         Noosa Shire is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change including heat waves, more
         intense storms and sea level rise all of which, unless global action is taken to reduce
         emissions, is likely to adversely affect the Noosa natural and human environment.
         Council therefore declares that we are in a ‘Climate Emergency” which requires urgent
         action by all levels of government”; and
    B.   Write to the Prime Minister, the State Premier, State and Federal Opposition Leaders,
         and State and Federal Members of Parliament representing the Noosa Shire region,

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