Penzance Council has declared itself as an Earth Protector Town, part of the Stop Ecocide campaign, with unanimous support from all Councillors. Penzance joins Helston, Glastonbury, Stroud, and Woodbridge Town Councils in becoming an Earth Protector Town, with communities in the South West continuing to lead the way in actively tackling the climate emergency. At a virtual Full Council meeting held on January 18 2021, and streamed live on Facebook, Councillors voted unanimously to sign up to the scheme which is overseen by the Stop Ecocide campaign. By signing up, Penzance Council has committed to collaborate and cooperate with communities, other local government bodies, businesses, and other organisations to protect land, wildlife, air, soil, and water. It also endorses the campaign to amend the Rome statute and declare Ecocide a crime at the International Criminal Court.