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…@wirral.gov.uk; APPENDICES Appendix 1 – Summary of the Climate Emergency Initiating Action Plan BACKGROUND PAPERS SUBJECT HISTORY (last 3 years) Council Meeting Date Extraordinary meeting – Environment and Climate Emergency. 15 July 2019 9 APPENDIX 1 - SUMMARY OF THE CLIMATE EMERENCY INITIATING ACTION PLAN 1 Update corporate carbon reduction target to reflect the Tyndall Centre for Climate…

… Emergency Declaration The Council is developing a Climate Emergency Action Plan to address the commitments and requirements of the resolution passed in July 2019. The Action Plan will set out the long-term direction for the Council and provide a route map for the changes required to address climate pollution to enable Wirral to become carbon neutral and resilient to unavoidable changes…

…. 5 Commence review of the Council’s environment policy to reflect the climate emergency. 6 Commence action to make the Council's operations and services ‘paperless.’ 7 Agree mechanism and format to re-establish annual Council carbon budget reporting. 8 Introduce a revised energy management system based on the re-established carbon budget. 9 Set ambitious short-term targets for the further roll…

… to urge all partner organisations to declare a climate emergency and identify and implement required action. 38 Report to Cabinet on capturing the economic opportunities and green jobs that can be realised through a low carbon economy. 39 Deliver an all Council service planning event for senior officers and heads of service to plan and develop the Climate Emergency Action Plan. 40 Conduct research…

… strategic partners.  Implement a long-term climate emergency communication programme including a dedicated web site and a dedicated mailing list to build a network of interest groups.  Adopt appropriate decision-making tools supported by a staff and member training programme.  The reintroduction of environmental and climate impacts in committee report templates.  The reinstatement of carbon…