Coventry Climate Action Network

Has Coventry ever declared a climate emergency and does it matter?

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Coventry Councillor Jim O’Boyle, who is responsible among other things for Climate Change, has repeatedly claimed that Coventry has already declared a climate emergency.

To establish whether this claim is justified, Coventry Climate Action Network organiser, Philip Brown, explores the following questions:

  • What does it mean to Declare a Climate Emergency?
  • Has Coventry ever declared one?
  • If it has, where is Coventry’s Climate Action Plan to deal with the emergency?

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    Philip concludes that Coventry has never declared a climate emergency and he then examines the following questions:

    • Why hasn’t Coventry declared one?
    • Does it matter?
    • Is the city ever likely to declare one?
    • What can be done about this situation?

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