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1/ Dear @ExtinctionR, your #EastLondonUprising leaflet claims that @hackneycouncil's declaration of a #climateemergency has "not led on to
any political action." Firstly, @HackneyLabour had one of the most ambitious decarbonisation programmes in the country before XR existed...
any political action." Firstly, @HackneyLabour had one of the most ambitious decarbonisation programmes in the country before XR existed...
2/ ...so, while we recognise the value in codifying the things we're doing and intend to do in a #climateemergency motion, we were taking a lead without it. If you doubt this, I suggest you engage with our work on decarbonising the energy system...
3/ ...or our work on active travel, from School Streets...
4/ ...to cycling infrastructure...
5/ ...to creating a completely new generation of cyclists...
6/ Of course, there's always our work on indirect deep decarbonisation through our extensive waste and recycling programme aimed at reducing resource consumption and depletion...
7/ ...and, in particular, our rapid work to eliminate vast amounts of single-use plastics - and their associated greenhouse gas emissions - from across our full range of functions... 
8/ Then, there's also our work decarbonising the @hackneycouncil fleet through electrification, Euro VI technology for heavy duty refuse vehicles, use of bio-diesel from waste cooking fat, stop-start and auto-shut off, and rollout of EV charging...www3.hackney.gov.uk/our-commitment…
9/ ...and our opposition to the kind of transport schemes that will worsen air quality and increase greenhouse gas emissions, irrespective of who proposes them...hackneycitizen.co.uk/2019/05/31/you…
10/ ...not to mention my personal support for radically re-imagining how existing transport infrastructure could help deliver significant reductions in road transport emissions...
11/ This is before I even begin boring you about our work on biodiversity and green infrastructure, from our work helping nesting birds...news.hackney.gov.uk/swift-awarenes…
12/ ...to our rapid, managed withdrawal from glyphosate spraying across the borough...
13/ ...which is already bringing material benefits to plant life, insects, and Hackney's public realm...
14/ ...and don't get me started on the biodiversity elements of the new Local Plan, the forthcoming green infrastructure strategy, or my personal commitment to and our excellent corporate record on tree planting...hackneygazette.co.uk/news/environme…
15/ I could also talk at length about our plans for one of the most ambitious water fountain programmes anywhere, our new thermal efficiency programme, which will eliminate CO2 in the tens of thousands of tonnes, but fortunately we touch on that here...news.hackney.gov.uk/council-respon…
16/ It's not @ExtinctionR's job to be reasonable, it's your job to demand the impossible. But, it's also your duty to #tellthetruth. So, please stop claiming that Hackney's declaration of a #climateemergency has 'not led to any political action', because it's demonstrably untrue.
