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Dumfries and Galloway Council

… variety of activities Council Council / property owners / businesses Significant improvements in energy efficiency in buildings such as large scale installations of insulation including of solid walls, replacing windows and doors. National govt funding required. Council to provide engagement & support Paul McCulloch Capital Investment Strategy and external funding sources Council…

… and the calls for action which influenced the council’s development and adoption of its Climate Emergency Declaration in 2019. The Council’s Climate Emergency Declaration included a 12-point action plan which was presented and approved by the Full Council on 27th June 2019. It was also agreed that a Cross Party Climate Emergency Working Group would be established to oversee implementation of that plan…

… and Resources Lorna Meahan The adoption by the council of our Climate Emergency Declaration highlights the importance of Climate Change locally and promotes the role that the council is required to play, to coordinate, support and lead on regional activity to reduce our carbon emissions and support a transition to a low and zero carbon economy that maximises the opportunities locally to build…

… champion • communications and cooperation with the public and other organisations on these issues • production of this climate change Strategic Action Plan Significant Progress has already been made towards these actions such as the Council plan’s 5th objective (Climate change). There are also important projects underway aiming to reduce emissions such as an appraisal of transport…

… infrastructure in SW Scotland and the council plans to reduce the size of its own estate. New Council Priority One of the key activities outlined within the 12-point plan was the necessity to create a new corporate priority and commitments in line with the existing priorities that focused attention and resources on the climate emergency declaration and created the framework for future action…