Moved by Councillor Ellsmore, seconded by the
Chair (the Lord Mayor) –
It is resolved that
(A)
Council
note that at its 22 August 2022 meeting, Council resolved to:
(i)
investigate
implementing restrictions on advertising for fossil fuels for any Council
controlled signage or property, as well as a ban on accepting sponsorships from
companies whose main business is the extraction or sale of coal, oil or gas;
(ii)
work
with other councils, Local Government NSW and the Australian Local Government
Association to encourage a consistent approach across local government to
fossil fuel advertising; and
(iii)
undertake
a review of City policies or strategies that may allow for the promotion of
fossil fuels; and
(B)
Council
submit the following motion for consideration at the upcoming 2023 Local
Government NSW Annual Conference:
Topic: Ending fossil fuel sponsorship in local
communities
That
Local Government NSW requests the federal government aid the energy transition
by:
(a) encouraging
low emissions consumption nationally through public information campaigns,
Australian Consumer Law, the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act
2012 (Cth) (GEMS Act) or other relevant Commonwealth powers;
(b) enacting
policies or legislation to end or restrict the promotion of coal, petroleum or
gas industries in local communities, including banning fossil fuel industries
from sponsoring local education, sporting and cultural activities; and
(c) establishing
a fund to enable local councils to provide financial support, or otherwise
sponsor, community, education, sporting, and cultural groups, that currently
take funding from the coal, petroleum or gas industry.
Carried unanimously, as part of an in globo
motion.
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