Gideon moves for Net Zero Emissions by 2035 - Councillors reject it in tied vote!
Channel: Gideon Cordover
Date: 2021-01-10

Gideon Cordover:
"On the 9th of November 2020, Kingborough Council voted AGAINST the motion I moved to formally commit the Council to a target of Net Zero Emissions for council activities by 2035. Modelling in the report that accompanied the motion found that by adopting a Leadership Goal of Zero Net Emissions by 2035, there would be enormous cost savings to ratepayers. The cumulative cost savings between now and 2050 for implementing abatement actions for Net Zero Emissions by 2035 (as compared with Business as Usual) could be more than $26 million. Most jurisdictions will inevitably put a price on carbon and already major banks and insurers around the world are pricing in the costs of carbon emissions.
Sadly, my motion was lost 5 votes to 5. Local Government rules are that when there is a tied vote, it is automatically decided in the negative. I thank Councillors Midgley, Fox, Wass and Grace for supporting the motion. Hopefully, the video will make clear for everyone exactly why it is so foolhardy for all Governments, local, state and federal to not adopt Net Negative Emissions (or at least Zero Net Emissions) as soon as possible. I will keep working with my colleagues to adopt sensible climate policies for Kingborough that will keep us safe, create new jobs, make our communities more resilient and adaptable, protect our environment and save us lots of money in the long-term."

The minutes for this meeting are here: https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Minutes-No.-21-9-November-2020-Public-Copy.pdf

The agenda for this meeting is here: https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Agenda-No.-21-9-November-2020-Public-Copy.pdf

The full video is here: 
https://www.facebook.com/100848306680062/videos/377134143552512

Full audio, minutes and agenda of Kingborough Council public meetings are available for download from: 
https://www.kingborough.tas.gov.au/council/council-meetings/meetings-archive/