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Waveney District Council have underlined their commitment to energy-saving and the environment by signing the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change.
The Council acknowledges that climate change will continue to have far reaching effects on the UK’s people, places and environment and, by signing the declaration, is committed to working with central government for the delivery of the UK Climate Change Programme, the Kyoto Protocol and the target for Carbon Dioxide reduction by 2010.
Mark Bee, Leader of Waveney District Council said: “The scale of the challenge presented by climate change means that all sectors of the community will have to be involved if we are to meet the targets set. By signing, we pledge to actively tackle climate change in this area and work with others to reduce emissions country-wide.
“By acting together, Local Authorities can have a major impact on national Greenhouse Gas
emissions and our efforts to adapt to climate change can help protect us all against the risk of
climate change, including extreme weather events, such as flooding.”
And Cllr Bee is also calling on residents in Waveney to do their bit: “We are asking everyone
in Waveney to help do their bit by focusing on a few simple measures that we can all introduce in to our daily lives – from boiling less water in the kettle to getting cavity wall insulation. By doing this you can help to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions and save money. Ordinary actions can make extraordinary things happen!
“We are asking everyone in Waveney to help - from boiling less water in the kettle to
getting cavity wall insulation.”
Cllr. Mark Bee
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