… Strategy - August 2020 Executive Summary The Council declared a climate emergency in December 2019 and stated its ambition to achieve Net Zero Carbon status by 2030. A key component of the declaration is the establishment of a Citizen's Assembly to engage the community and business sectors and forge a partnership for change. The strategy acknowledges the Councils intent, reinforces the urgency…
… priorities. It supports continuing the practice of working from home (introduced because of Pandemic) and promotes a carbon neutral approach to the workplace. New Emissions legislation (October 2019) commits the Scottish Government to achieving Net Zero Carbon status by 2045. This puts into context the scale of the challenge facing the Council and the transformational nature of the change required…
… change to extend home working and reduce the need to travel to work. For the first time the strategy is accompanied by an Action Plan. In addition to the commitments in the strategy , the Action Plan sets out a series of short term (2 - 3 years), cross service actions designed to kick-start change and build momentum towards our net zero goal by 2030. It is not an exhaustive list by any means…
… is to be achieved and maintained. 1.3 In December 2019, Midlothian Council agreed to declare a "Climate Emergency" that requires urgent action. The declaration seeks to make the Council's activities net-zero carbon by 2030 and makes a commitment to support and work with others to achieve this. This includes the establishment of a Citizens Assembly and Climate Change Partnership, amongst other commitments…
… the target of becoming net-zero carbon by 2030. While it concentrates primarily on the Council’s estate and operational activities it also seeks to lead by example and to encourage its employees and members of the public and business community to make a commitment to change and a commitment to stop contributing to climate change. 1.5 The scale of the challenge, the commitment required to change…