Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee 26 November 2019 Climate Emergency - Initial Assessment Report by Director, Communities Relevant Portfolio Holder: Portfolio Holder for Environment and Sustainable Travel Purpose To outline the Council’s current approach to carbon reduction and sustainability in operations and the initial…
… actions taken since the declaration of the Climate Emergency in June 2019. To approve the next steps that the Council will take in developing this response. To resolve that: 1. The actions underway across the Council to reduce carbon and deliver sustainability in operations are noted, along with the additional actions taken since the climate emergency declaration 2. The next steps…
… for tackling the climate emergency with residents, communities, businesses and partners are considered, with members suggesting further actions, to be considered subject to financial and legal considerations 3. To note that this is an initial assessment report. A further report will be brought to the June / July committee cycle updating on further actions; this to include a more detailed baseline…
… to the Climate Emergency which will: i. Develop and monitor key tracking documents including an action plan with short, medium and long-term deliverables and a baseline for RBK Operations, with agreed targets against this baseline ii. Report to the Council’s Senior Leadership Team and portfolio holder on progress against this plan and baseline iii. Work with London Councils to develop a cross-borough…
… has undertaken a series of actions since the declaration, further details of which can be found throughout this report. Key actions to note are: i. Formed the cross-directorate working group to lead on the response to the climate emergency ii. Asked all areas of the Council to: 1. set out what the Council currently does to reduce and / or offset carbon and practise sustainability 2…