Brighton and Hove Council supports Transition B&H

The following Council motion was passed unanimously by the Council on the 18 October 2007:

"Brighton & Hove City Council acknowledges the challenge of climate change and uncertainty over energy security. We recognize and encourage the efforts already being taken by this council through its signing of the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change and our recent adoption of The Climate Change Action Plan and other emerging initiatives.

Transition Towns is a grass-roots movement which inspires local communities to work together in devising and implementing measures to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions and reliance on fossil fuels.

This council recognises that tackling climate change and reducing fossil fuel reliance requires action at many levels. Government at international, national and local levels, together with businesses and the community all have roles to play in tackling these problems. The Transition Town movement offers a vision of how Brighton and Hove can reduce it's reliance on fossil fuels in an attempt to secure a sustainable future.

So far many places have signed up to become transition towns and cities including Lewes, Bristol, Stroud, Mayfield, Totnes and Falmouth, with the support of local Councillors and Mayors.

This council wishes to offer its support to Transition Brighton & Hove, and invite it's spokesperson to deliver a presentation to the Sustainability Commission on the aims of the movement within the City."