Environment Canterbury (ECan) is under increasing pressure to start a public fight to save the planet.
The regional council is due to debate declaring a “climate emergency” at its meeting on May 16.
But on Tuesday, even the council’s often run-of-the-mill annual plan hearings became a platform for what should be done to engage the public and protect the environment for future generations.
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Pressure is building on Environment Canterbury to do something to get the public more active in saving the world.
In his submission on the 2019-2020 draft annual plan, Christchurch doctor Robin Barraclough told councillors the plan was “weak” and the organisation was not dealing with the issues as urgently as it should.
By for Stuff.co.nz
