Climate Change And Environment Reps

Conference recognises the urgency of the need to tackle climate change and therefore calls upon the Executive Council to do the following: 1. To press the Gover nment to give statutory rights to Trade Union Environment Reps to inspect, be consulted and trained similar to rights enjoyed by Trade Union Safety Reps. 2. To take a lead within the Trade Union movement by becoming environment champions by, for example, performing environmental audits of all FBU offices and practices and by raising awareness within the membership, the wider Trade Union movement and the TUC itself of the challenges and possible solutions to tackle climate change. 3. To press Unionlearn to provide appropriate training for reps and officers. 4. To participate in Earth Day (April 22) every year and to encourage all TUC affiliated Trade Unions to do the same. 5. To encourage Employers to work in partnership with the FBU and The Carbon Trust with the aim of making every Fire and Rescue workplace carbon neutral within two years.