Councillor Danny Lee writes..
Two major pieces of legislation are coming this Summer โ and both are missing vital protections for our environment and all of us!
โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ will shape the powers of the new Hampshire & Solent โMayor County Combined Authorityโ (MCCA) from May 2026 โ but with no climate duties and weak nature duties.
โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ (๐๐๐) will overhaul how planning is done โ and weaken protections for nature and habitat restoration.
๐ Neither Bill is law yet โ so nowโs the time to act!
๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐:
๐ Write to your MP via https://www.writetothem.com/ โ a personal letter makes a real difference.
๐ Share the SECA letter link https://seclimatealliance.uk/making-devolution-work/ and ask your MP to tell:
๐ Angela Rayner (Communities Secretary)
๐ Jim McMahon (Minister for Devolution)
๐ Ed Miliband (Net Zero Secretary)
๐ Steve Reed (Environment Secretary)
โฆthat the Devolution Bill must include a legal duty for climate and strengthened nature duties!
โ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: use this letter template -www.hiwwt.org.uk/blog/debbie-tann/part-3-planning-and-infrastructure-bill to press for stronger nature protections.
๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐) ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง on whether councils should have a legal responsibility to act on climate change. Itโs stronger if you respond via a community group, , interest group or Parish Council.
If you need a template for shaping your comments โ please see https://docs.google.com/document/d/13OObfI4NjmKHr9I9ndv17tU9B0yalIP3/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109852800609015849553&rtpof=true&sd=true
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ: The consultation barely mentions nature โ so be sure to stress how climate and nature are inseparable. ๐๐ณ
Thereโs no growth on a dead planet. Thats why we must shout loudly about these two pieces of new legislation!
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐: ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐.
โก ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ โ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐.