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CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Climate action is a social movement

Climate action is seen by Dorset Council as a way to improve lives, says Cllr Nick Ireland.

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The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat. The Met Office confirms that extreme weather is now the norm in the UK.

But while the science is clear, the public debate has become polarised. ‘Net zero' is too often misrepresented as an elite agenda, rather than what it truly is: a social movement rooted in fairness, opportunity, and local empowerment.

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