Including the closely related term climate emergency.
… Officer – Mark Gaynor, Corporate Director Housing and Regeneration Purpose of report: The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the progress of the Council’s work to tackle the climate emergency and to report the feedback from the Strategic Planning and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Recommendations to Cabinet 20 October That Cabinet note and approve: 1…
… and Action Plan will help to support all 5 corporate objectives: Safe and clean environment: e.g. contains actions relating to the quality of existing environments and design and layout of new development that promote security and safe access; Community Capacity: e.g. provide a framework for local communities to be better informed and involved in climate emergency mitigation; New…
… damaging and expensive. There is budget for the Climate Change Emergency Officer and a further £75,000 available for 2020/21 together with an earmarked reserve. Value for money The aim of the Climate Emergency Strategy and Action Plan is to reduce the carbon footprint of the Council’s activities and whilst in procurement the Council will seek value for money through intelligent…
… consideration of this report. Health and safety Implications Failure to act on the climate emergency would be damaging to the health and safety of all who work and live in the Borough. Action is required to mitigate the impact of our changing climate and day to day weather – flooding, drought, excessive temperatures and so on. There would also be severe impacts on air quality, ecological well-being…
… and that the majority of delivery will be through the service plans and actions and via the MTFS and annual budgeting process. There will be cross service actions and corporate ambitions that will also be delivered. Tackling the climate emergency is everyone’s business and is not be seen as an ‘add on’. Whilst there will be some ‘quick wins’ much of the work will be medium and longer term where progress…