Tywyn Town made the declaration following a presentation by Greener Tywyn Gwyrdd at their monthly meeting council last week.
The town council is the first in Gwynedd to take this important step, joining Machynlleth and many other councils in the UK and throughout the world, in a movement of over 25 million concerned individuals.
A spokesperson for the Greener Tywyn group said: “Members of Tywyn Town Council, like most of us, are well aware of the fragility of our climate at this point in the earth’s history. In October 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC) released its 1.5C report claiming that humanity has 12 years to make significant changes before the point of no return or the ‘tipping point’.
“It is a huge problem that must be addressed by governments at the highest level and local authorities, but individuals can also make a difference. Over 700 people signed the Greener Tywyn Gwyrdd ‘climate emergency’ petition within the space of just a few days.
“It was heartening that 195 of those signatures came from schoolchildren who are studying climate change as a part of their curriculum. They are especially concerned about their future as witnessed by the unprecedented student walkouts and protests in more than 60 towns and cities on 15 February.”
Greener Tywyn Gwrydd will be celebrating their first birthday on 23 March at the Magic Lantern in Tywyn and are inviting people along to join them.
There will be an uplifting media presentation and talk by Paul Allen, from the Centre for Alternative Technology, and Zero Carbon Britain, called, “Extraordinary Story Of Human Beings, Happiness and Tywyn”. In addition there will be a green raffle with lots of ‘eco-friendly’ prizes, demos, information stalls and free tea/coffee and scrumptious cakes.
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