… 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…
… the key principle of a “sustainable and Green Recovery providing the opportunity to ‘build back better’”, and Climate Change is a consideration in the report. National policy update 3.7 The Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan update setting out their policies and procedures for reaching Net Zero, initially expected in April 2020, was delayed due to COVID and was very recently published…
… on the 16th of December 20202. The updated Plan has a focus on a Green 1 https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/16707/members_library_service (Report 138/20) 2 https://www.gov.scot/publications/securing-green-recovery-path-net-zero-update-climate-change- plan-20182032/?mc_cid=862fa4b269&mc_eid=9dfd1488b6 https…
…://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/16707/members_library_service https://www.gov.scot/publications/securing-green-recovery-path-net-zero-update-climate-change-plan-20182032/?mc_cid=862fa4b269&mc_eid=9dfd1488b6 https://www.gov.scot/publications/securing-green-recovery-path-net-zero-update-climate-change-plan-20182032/?mc_cid=862fa4b269&mc_eid=9dfd1488b6 Recovery…
… on proactively supporting green recovery and delivering local benefits. Zero Waste Scotland intend highlighting East Lothian Council’s Sustainable Procurement Policy as a Case Study on their website; • Within the Council’s Corporate Risk Register there is now an updated ‘Climate Emergency’ Corporate Risk (as at May 2020). This risk lists all current and planned measures in order to make all our Council…