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… a climate emergency workshop focusing on the use of the SCATTER tool (Setting City Area Targets and Trajectories for Emissions Reduction) on 16th September.  It is proposed that all Council Members will attend SCATTER tool workshops.  Senior officers will attend a climate emergency event this autumn to develop the Council’s Climate Emergency Action Plan.  A climate emergency briefing programme…

… and briefing notes produced on behalf of the Council will set out the environmental and climate implications of the recommendations or advice being put forward. The content and recommendations contained within this report are expected to: - Reduce emissions of CO2 8 REPORT AUTHOR: Mike Cockburn Lead Commissioner - Environment telephone: 0151 606 2453 email: mikecockburn…

… functions and delivers services. 26 Deliver a climate emergency workshop for the Council’s Senior Leadership Team and Cabinet utilising the SCATTER emissions reduction model. 27 Encourage Council Members and staff to make public pledges of personal commitment to take action in response to the climate emergency. 11 28 Update the Council’s website and intranet to reflect the climate emergency…

… utilising the SCATTER emissions reduction model. 35 The Council Leader to write to the Prime Minister requesting additional powers and funds to address the environment and climate emergency. 36 Establish a cross-party climate emergency task group to provide strategic leadership and oversee the development of the Climate Emergency Action Plan. 37 Direct the Council’s climate emergency task group…

… that global emissions will need to fall by around 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching net zero by around 2050 in order to avoid more than a 1.5°C rise in global warming. Through the resolution the Council recognised the need to support the Climate Emergency Declaration with the required realignment of responsibilities and the delivery of practical local action. A summary of the measures and actions…