Including the closely related term consultation.
… framework. The proposed local actions set out in this Action Plan seek to build on national and regional level actions to tackle the climate emergency. These actions have been developed by the Council’s Climate Change Action Group in consultation with each of the Council’s service areas and have been subject to a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in accordance with the Environmental…
… in consultation with all service areas of the Council. The Council’s cross-service Climate Change Action Group will monitor the implementation of this Action Plan and lead the development of future plans, which may include accounting for ‘external’ emissions. This would need to account for factors including the local socio-economic context for West Dunbartonshire, as well as several challenges that may…
… maintenance costs and avoided Adaptation costs. • Internal capacity – limited staff time and availability, largely due to reduced Council budgets, further impacted by Covid19. • Skills – requirement to upskill and train existing staff or source new staff and/or consultancies with more in-depth specialised experience of Climate Change projects. • Communication – both internally (to avoid…
… identified during the impact assessment process to be addressed during plan preparation. In addition to meeting statutory requirements, this process has helped to maximise the performance of and more generally improve the quality of the Action Plan. The draft Action Plan was published for consultation for the SEA governing bodies and wider public to respond, alongside a SEA Environmental Report…