“As part of this commitment we have agreed to the production of an action plan with quantifiable targets and actions required to achieve them. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is among 100 local authorities threatened with legal action by ClientEarth unless they include "proper" climate change proposals in their local plan. The charity has issued an eight-week deadline for the councils to set out how they will introduce evidence-based carbon reduction targets. A spokesman said: "The government needs to act urgently on this issue if we are going to meet our international commitments under Paris – especially given that it appears there may be a gap of up to two BCP has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is among 100 local authorities threatened with legal action by ClientEarth unless they include "proper" climate change proposals in their local plan. The charity has issued an eight-week deadline for the councils to set out how they will introduce evidence-based carbon reduction targets. A spokesman said: "The government needs to act urgently on this issue if we are going to meet our international commitments under Paris – especially given that it appears there may be a gap of up to two BCP has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030.