Huntingdonshire Green Party have shared their delight at St Neots Town Council's decision to pass a motion supporting the Climate and Ecology Bill.

The motion was passed at a full Town Council meeting which also asked for the council to write to Huntingdon’s MP Jonathan Djanogly to inform him of the motion and urge him to support the Bill.

The Climate and Ecology Bill is a private member's bill before the Parliament of the United Kingdom that addresses the full extent of the climate and nature crisis in line with the most up-to-date science.

Green Councillor Daniel Laycock said: “David Attenborough, a national treasure, has recently outlined that our current path risks everything we love and cherish, the loss of civil society.

"The Government has acknowledged that our national security is threatened by the Climate and Ecology Crisis.

"It is from this precarious position that I welcome St Neots Town Council’s decision to pass this motion supporting the Climate & Ecology Bill, calling on Huntingdon's MP Jonathan Djanogly to acknowledge the severity of the unfolding climate emergency and threat to our natural world.

"I hope he will now lobby for the Climate & Ecology Bill and ensure government allocates local authorities the funding required to protect our residents”.

Cllr Laycock added that the Bill would help protect and restore habitats, woodlands, wetlands and the wider natural world to ensure that biodiversity loss is not just halted, but on the pathway to recovery by 2030.

Cllr Laycock presented the motion to the council on October 25, which fellow Green councillor Catherine Goodman seconded.

Another motion was also proposed by Cllr Laycock, asking that St Neots Town Council declare an ecological emergency.

The council report said that the motion ensures that ecological recovery is embedded into the heart of the Council’s strategic plans, policy and decision-making; and brings forward options for developing an evidence-based strategy and action plan to tackle the ecological emergency.

The motion was amended by St Neots Mayor, Cllr Ben Pitt, and Cllr Barry Chapman to be deferred to the Environment and Emergency Committee, where the committee will make a final decision soon.