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East Lothian Council

… the Climate Emergency, and “have shown that they can take significant action on food and the climate and nature emergency in a way that meets local needs, empowers citizens, and creates nature-rich green spaces”. 3.11 We continue to liaise at national level with the Scottish Government, national agencies and organisations, and with our partners in the East Lothian Partnership; and we continue…

… Council’s Climate Change Strategy 2020–2025. 2 RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 Cabinet is recommended to note the progress which has been made this year across Council Service Areas to tackle the Climate Emergency locally and deliver actions in the East Lothian Council Climate Change Strategy 2020–2025, despite the significant challenges of COVID-19. 2.2 Cabinet is recommended to approve the updates…

… to the Scottish Government; our most recent Climate Change Report is detailed in a Members’ Library Service report1 (December 2020). Context: the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Climate Emergency 3.3 2020 has been a hugely challenging year. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into sharp relief our reliance on global networks and our relationship with nature. Officers have continued to drive forward change…

…, deliver actions to tackle the Climate Emergency locally and to reduce the Council’s emissions, despite the challenges of COVID. 3.4 COVID-19 has impacted on us all, and has changed the way we work across Council Services. The pandemic has proven the concept that many Council staff can work remotely and services can be delivered with fewer assets. The Council is now considering how to build…

… responded, 47% thought pupils from their school had walked to school more often, and 53% thought pupils from their school had shopped in local shops close to where they live more often, during the COVID pandemic. 3.6 Globally, there are calls for a ‘Green Recovery’ from COVID which will also tackle the Climate Emergency. East Lothian Council’s COVID-19 Recovery and Renewal Framework sets out…