May 15, 2024 View all news Council candidates are invited to sign Friends of the Earth's Climate Pledge for Council Candidates to show their committment to faster and fairer climate action ahead of the election on 7th June.The full text of the pledge is included in the beige/yellow box below.If you are an election candidate and would like to sign the pledge you can do so by scrolling down beyond the pledge text and filling in the form at the bottom of this page.Full text of Friends of the Earth's Climate Pledge for Council CandidatesOur council can and will play a pivotal role in building communities where people and nature thrive, with well insulated, affordable homes that are cheap and easy to heat, regular public transport, green spaces for all to enjoy, clean water to drink and clean air to breathe. If elected to my local council I pledge to prioritise: Deliver the Local Climate Action Plans, by properly resourcing them and holding management to account for implementing them. Provide clean energy, by prioritising renewable energy projects and upgrades to the electricity grid. Prioritise those at risk of energy poverty in all retrofitting programmes.Enforce energy efficiency improvements in the private rented properties, so renters benefit from warmer homes too. Reject further data centre developments given their long-term reliance on dirty fossil fuels. Support international initiatives to end our dependence on dirty energy including by supporting a future phase-out treaty.Ensure communities have access to green spaces. Reduce our dependence on fossil fuel cars, improve public transport and active travel infrastructure. Provide safe water to drink and clean air to breathe by protecting and restoring our ecosystems, reducing the impact of agricultural and industrial activities across air, water, waste and noise. Categorised in: Climate Change Tagged with: Faster and Fairer Climate Action