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EB taking up young people's challenge

from The Eastbourne Herald May 2021

from The Eastbourne Herald May 2021, page 17

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“Do something your future self would thank you for." This is the message to us all from the young people of the Hutt Valley who took part in a recent youth workshop on responding to climate change.

At a climate response hui last Monday night Eastbourne and Bays showed we are ready to take up the youth challenge.

The local campaign was launched with a video featuring climate commissioner, James Renwick; Liz Mellish, Chair of Wharewaka O Poneke, mayor Campbell Barry and chair of HCC's Climate Change and Sustainability committee, Josh Briggs.

Our regional councillor Josh van Lier gave an update on the regional council's increased focus on preparing us for what lies ahead as the climate changes and sea rises.

The meeting was one of a series of public engagements as part of a community-led design process for combating the effects of climate change in Lower Hutt. People came up with ideas for how Eastbourne and Bays might

Timetable

Depart Days Bay work as a community to reduce our emissions.

Mayor and Hutt Council committed to working with us to respond to climate change.

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says the need to address climate change in our city is urgent and given the scale of the challenge the city’s response must be designed alongside the community.

“We need to create a city plan and start action to reduce emissions now but we can’t create the plan on our own, nor will we be successful if our people aren’t involved in designing the solution. This plan will be done by the people, for the people, so we can all work together in mitigating the impacts of climate change.”

Cr Josh Briggs says this engagement and the work that will result from it is a top priority for Council and the Climate Change and Sustainability Committee.

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