Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… Annual Report Climate Emergency Action Plan Report To: Cabinet Date of decision: Wednesday, 11 December 2024 Portfolio: Climate Change Access: Public document (not exempt from disclosure) Executive Summary This is the 5th annual update of the Climate Emergency Action plan, first published in December 2019. The report…
… provides an update about the progress being made against priorities set out in the Climate Emergency Action Plan and presents the annual emissions data for both the Council’s own operations and those arising in the district. Recommendations Cabinet is recommended to: The Portfolio Holder for Climate Change and Economy is recommended to: a) To welcome the progress made in the past five years…
… since the declaring a Climate Emergency in 2019. b) To acknowledge the significant emissions reductions and progress achieved to date, as detailed in this covering report and Appendices A and B: i. The Council’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have decreased by 20.13% since the baseline financial year 2018/19 and by 4.62% compared to the previous financial year, 2022/23. ii. District wide…
… and social value. o To enable income generation from sustainability initiatives that can be reinvested to benefit local services and climate action projects. Reasons for the recommendation In December 2019, the Council approved the Council’s Climate Emergency Plan. This report details the progress made toward the action plan’s goals to achieve net-zero emissions across the district by 2050…
…, with efforts to reach net zero even sooner. It highlights the Council’s role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own operations and services. Introduction 1. This paper outlines the progress of the Climate Emergency Action Plan, approved by the Council in December 2019. The action plan envisions achieving net-zero emissions for both the Council and the district by 2050…