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Moreland Council capital expenditure on climate projects and the Neighbourwoods Program
Solar PV installed on Fawkner Library
Perusing the Governance report in the Council agenda for the October 2019 Council meeting there was an item for capital works climate change expenditure of $990,000 but no detail what this expenditure was actually for.
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Moreland Council fails to take climate emergency seriously on procurement policy Adani amendment
Cr Kavanagh opposing a motion on changing procurement policy on Adani
The Labor and independant Councillors on Moreland Council let down the community on walking the talk on climate action over coal and the Adani Carmichael mine in this time of climate emergency.
There was a notice of motion to amend Council’s Procurement policy to exclude dealings with any company that enters into contractual work with Adani. In her introductory comments Cr Abboud highlighted that she was asked by Australian Conservation Foundation to put a notice of motion to Council for companies contracted to work on the Adani coal mine.
After a debate, the motion was defeated.
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“We all need to become everyday climate warriors”: Award to Climate Action Moreland Convenor
John Englart with Mayor Cr Abboud and Cr Riley with Environmental Sustainability Award
John Englart, Convenor of Climate Action Moreland, received the annual Moreland Award for Environmental Sustainability at the Moreland Awards on 1st October, 2019 for his advocacy in climate action. More than 200 people attended the awards event at the Coburg Town Hall.
Previous to his award, John Englart’s name was mentioned during the evening ceremonies as part of three advisory groups: Sustainable Moreland Advisory Group, Moreland Transport Advisory Committee, Community Advisory Reference Group (on level crossing removal).
John has been a resident of Brunswick, Coburg North and Fawkner for 29 years, publishing on climate science and the need for action since 2004, and active in Climate Action Moreland since 2012. He has attended as an NGO Observer for Climate Action Network Australia the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Annual conferences in Paris in 2015 (COP21), Marrakech in 2016 (COP22), and Bonn in 2017 (COP23).
Here is John’s acceptance speech to the Awards night audience:
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Submission: Zero Carbon Moreland Action Plan 2020-2025
Moreland Zero Carbon action Plan 2020-2025
We welcome the work Council staff have put into the development of a Zero Carbon Moreland Action Plan 2020/21-3024/25, building upon the Moreland Zero Carbon 2040 Framework (Doc). This is a substantial and well thought out Framework plan.
We appreciate that we have already had an opportunity to substantially contribute in the plan preparation through the Brains Trust workshops.
The following points are offered to further improve the plan.
Executive Summary highlighted points:
- Energy Transition: concern over timing of transition of aquatic centres from fossil gas
- Sustainable Transport: Advocacy on Flying Less and aviation emissions
- Sustainable Transport: Support for new Low Carbon mobility solutions
- Sustainable Transport: Support for Hydrogen and low emissions Fuels
- Sustainable Transport: Active Transport differentiation of walking and cycling needs
- Waste and Consumption: Stronger and earlier advocacy on plant based diets
- Waste and Consumption: Urban Community Food Production
- Drawdown: Moreland’s Urban Forest
- Drawdown: Advocacy for retention of high carbon forests in Melbourne hinterland
- Drawdown: Cities for Forests
- Drawdown: Investigate Opportunities for biochar
- Measurement: Public reporting on per capita and total emissions for Moreland
John Englart
Convenor
Climate Action Moreland
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Moreland Council votes to support Global Climate Strike
No Planet B – Climate Emergency
On Wednesday night Councillors at Moreland Council adopted a resolution of supporting the Global Climate Strike on September 20. A further motion extended support to the local Moreland Extinction Rebellion group. Climate Action Moreland started promoting the global climate strike event in Melbourne in May 2019.
Moreland Council was one of the leading Councils in Australia, and globally, to declare a climate emergency (unanimously) in September 2018.
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Screening of ‘2040’ film at Brunswick Town Hall
Moreland Screening of 2040 film
Climate change is a dangerous threat to earth’s people, plants and animals.
WHAT’S YOUR 2040?
Moreland Council has a goal and vision for a zero carbon Moreland by 2040. Everyone needs to get involved to help make this vision a reality!
You’re invited to this special screening of the innovative film 2040 by award winning filmmaker Damon Gameau at the Brunswick Town Hall.
When: Sunday 8 September, 2019. 2pm for 3pm film start
Where: Brunswick Town Hall, Sydney Road.
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Moreland Council’s eat less meat climate debate #MeatlessMonday
Climate impact of people reducing meat consumption – Nature
Sometimes climate action can rear it’s head in unexpected places. Like the Corporate catering contract for Moreland Council events and meetings discussed at Council’s August 14th Council meeting in 2019.
There was an amendment to the pre meeting circulated Officer recommended motion, that caterers prepare all vegetarian/vegan food for events on Mondays, as a small contribution to the Meatless Mondays campaign to call attention to the high embedded emissions in meat, and start by having a meat free day on Monday at Council catered events.
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