… Title of Report: Climate Emergency Action Plan Report to: Cabinet Date: 18 December 2019 Portfolio Holder: Councillor Roy Galley, Economic Development, Waste Management and HR Purpose of Report To consider and approve the proposed action plan to tackle the ‘Climate Emergency’ and work towards net-zero carbon emissions for the Council…
… (contained within the report at Appendix B, pages 40-62) to help achieve net-zero carbon emissions for the Council and the District by 2050, or sooner; d. To agree the proposed prioritised actions outlined in the analysis of this report; e. To agree a monitoring process to review and report progress against prioritised actions every six months and assess and report on emissions annually in order…
… to better understand the impacts of the work undertaken and make any appropriate adjustments to the plan. Reasons This report presents the results of carbon emissions modelling undertaken for the Council’s own activities and for the Wealden District as a whole and identifies the steps that need to be taken to achieve a target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 (or sooner), and address the climate…
… emergency. It also identifies priorities for action in years 1 and 2 and a monitor and manage mechanism for future reporting. Introduction 1. On 24 July 2019, the Council declared a ‘Climate Emergency’ and committed to: a. Work toward net-zero CO2 by 2050 for both the Council and the Wealden District area, and pursue efforts to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions even earlier; b. Work…
… with Government departments to ensure the necessary policies (such as tighter building regulations), powers and funding are put in place to achieve a net-zero CO2 target; c. Request that the Economic and Waste Cabinet Advisory Group investigate the opportunities available and report back to Cabinet; d. Develop a clear action plan that sets out a costed suite of practical actions which demonstrate…