Climate Change Strategy Launch event - Video and audio transcripts

Today we're launching Coventry's new refreshed climate change strategy.  

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There's an emergency out there. And  actually what this strategy will do,  

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it will identify all the actions and the  projects that we've got both in the city  

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that we're actually taking part in at the  moment and we've got in the pipeline in order  

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to tackle this most important of issues that's threatening our planet and threatening mankind.

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I think it's an exciting strategy,  really ambitious. And it should be  

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integrated into everything in the city. All  people, all organisations should contribute  

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to it. It's not only the city council,  although they have a coordinating role.

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Well, I think one of the most promising aspects is the public engagement. At the moment, it is  

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a draft climate change strategy, building on  the success that Coventry has already achieved,  

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but pointing the direction to really reducing our emissions further.

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We've all got contributions to make. And that  might be something as simple as shifting from  

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the car to the bus or getting involved with  volunteers who are looking after the local  

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park. There are all kinds of ways in which individuals can actually play an active part.  

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And I think particularly families with kids in  school have an opportunity to kind of bridge  

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the generations and make sure that the lessons the kids are learning get passed on to their parents.

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First of all, we've put all the information available on the website.  

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If you can't access it on the website,  come and see us at the Council House,  

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or one of our buildings, we'll point you in the right direction. It's really important  

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that we hear your voice, to really understand  what matters to you and what you want us to  

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be focusing on and ensure we reach the parts that other places haven't before.

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This entirely possible to get to net-zero and  to live in a better city, have better jobs and,  

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you know, be happier and more prosperous as a result of doing it. So get behind it,  

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it's not a scary negative thing.  It's a positive opportunity.