BCP Council to switch to 100% renewable electricity 28 September 2019 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP) Council has announced that all council buildings across the conurbation will be powered by 100% renewable electricity with effect from 1 October. A council statement said: "In response to the Climate Emergency declared in the summer, BCP Council has taken steps to ensure its own electricity use comes from 100% renewable sources as soon as possible." Read more »
Green Councillors submit Climate & Ecological Emergency motion to first meeting of the new BCP Council 19 May 2019 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson Bournemouth’s Green Councillors Simon Bull and Chris Rigby have fulfilled their pledge to submit a motion to the first meeting of the new BCP Council proposing a local declaration of climate and ecological emergency. 59 councils in the UK have already made a declaration. Read more »