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Kent County Council rescinds climate change emergency declaration Kent County Council rescinds climate change emergency declaration
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Protestors against the motion gathered outside County Hall in Maidstone before the meeting Protesters against the motion gathered outside County Hall in Maidstone before the meeting
Kent County Council has rescinded its declaration of a climate emergency.Kent County Council has rescinded its declaration of a climate emergency.
The motion, which the authority passed in 2019, was proposed by Reform UK members after the party took control in May's local elections. The motion was proposed by Reform UK members after the party took control in May's local elections.
Protesters from both sides of the debate gathered outside County Hall in Maidstone on Thursday morning, leading to a short confrontation between members of the two groups.Protesters from both sides of the debate gathered outside County Hall in Maidstone on Thursday morning, leading to a short confrontation between members of the two groups.
The motion was passed by 50 votes to 21, with three abstentions. The motion, which was passed by 50 votes to 21, with three abstentions, means the council will no longer have to consider net zero ambitions when making decisons.
The declaration was passed in 2019, with an ambition to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Sarah Waite-Gleave, who was protesting the move, said: "We are getting more floods, the Kent Resilience forum are asking all towns to have plans in place to protect people from extreme weather conditions, which are made more frequent by climate change.Sarah Waite-Gleave, who was protesting the move, said: "We are getting more floods, the Kent Resilience forum are asking all towns to have plans in place to protect people from extreme weather conditions, which are made more frequent by climate change.
"To deny we need that sort of resilience for our communities is completely daft.""To deny we need that sort of resilience for our communities is completely daft."
Some locals showed support of the Reform UK motionSome locals showed support of the Reform UK motion
The motion said the declaration "has had no discernible effect on the world's climate" and the resulting policies have been "to the detriment of small, local suppliers" and "scared numerous young people".The motion said the declaration "has had no discernible effect on the world's climate" and the resulting policies have been "to the detriment of small, local suppliers" and "scared numerous young people".
The Conservative Party, who lost control of the council in May, said it would support the Reform UK motion, as did the single UKIP member.The Conservative Party, who lost control of the council in May, said it would support the Reform UK motion, as did the single UKIP member.
The Green Party, Liberal Democrats and Labour Party opposed it.The Green Party, Liberal Democrats and Labour Party opposed it.
Members of Kent County Council voted to rescind the declarationMembers of Kent County Council voted to rescind the declaration
The overwhelming consensus among scientists is that human activities are causing climate change, posing serious threats to people and nature.The overwhelming consensus among scientists is that human activities are causing climate change, posing serious threats to people and nature.
The year 2024 was the hottest on record and the first to surpass 1.5C (2.7F) of warming, according to the European Copernicus climate service, one of the main global data providers.The year 2024 was the hottest on record and the first to surpass 1.5C (2.7F) of warming, according to the European Copernicus climate service, one of the main global data providers.
The UN's climate body - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - concluded in 2023 that "human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming".The UN's climate body - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - concluded in 2023 that "human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming".
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