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Issue - meetings
Annual Climate change report
Meeting: 04/10/2021 - Cabinet (Item 369)
369 Annual Climate change report PDF 499 KB
Additional documents:
- appendix 1 Annual emissions monitoring.doc, item 369 PDF 230 KB
- appendix 2 GHG Scope 1-3 definitions.doc, item 369 PDF 114 KB
- appendix 3 Action plan.doc, item 369 PDF 351 KB
Decision:
1. To acknowledge the significant progress made to date against the actions of the climate emergency action plan
2. To approve the plans for the year.
3. To approve the plans to report annually to Cabinet in October, providing an update about progress made and a revised action plan to reflect policy changes where needed, keeping the action plan a living, dynamic document. A 6 month progress report will be reported in February each year too.Minutes:
Assistant Director, Regeneration and Culture, presented a report to update the Cabinet on progress against the agreed priority actions on the Climate Emergency Action Plan and present the Council’s annual carbon emissions data.
As part of the Covid-19 response many non-statuary projects were paused and officers redeployed to assist in the pandemic response. However, much has been achieved over the past 18 months, as identified from paragraph 21 onwards in the annual report.
Work has already begun on reviewing and refreshing the Council’s Climate Emergency Strategy and Action Plan in order to keep pace with changing policy, funding streams and other opportunities.
Councillor Evans proposed approval of the recommendations, seconded by Councillor Chowney.
RESOLVED (unanimously):
1. To acknowledge the significant progress made to date against the actions of the climate emergency action plan
2. To approve the plans for the year.
3. To approve the plans to report annually to Cabinet in October, providing an update about progress made and a revised action plan to reflect policy changes where needed, keeping the action plan a living, dynamic document. A 6-month progress report will be reported in February each year too.
Reasons:
1. In March 2020, Cabinet approved the Councils Climate Emergency Strategy and 2-year interim action plan. This report presents the initial monitoring report to show progress against the priority actions and provides an update on the Councils own and town wide emissions.
2. The interim plan sets out actions that will take us to March 2022 only.
3. The climate change strategy and action plan will be updated and developed during the second half of 2021/22 to take us further towards 2030.
4. An annual report will be presented to Cabinet each year in October providing up to date information about progress made and an up to date action plan which is dynamic and responsive to policy changes. A 6 month progress reported will be reported in February each year too.
5. This report covers the period from March 2020 – September 2021. Annual reporting was delayed due to elections and the pandemic response.
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