…: Following the declaration of a climate emergency in June 2019, the Council has been delivering a number of projects and programmes that seek to mitigate the impact of climate change. This report provides further detail on actions taken to date and presents the Council’s carbon footprint for the period 2021/22. In light of this information, a revised climate change action plan for the Council…
… reduce the Council’s carbon footprint between 2023 and 2026. This will be reviewed and updated annually in light of the updated Council carbon footprint and an annual report detailing progress against actions will be published. 2. Approach to date 2.1 The current climate change action plan was comprised of 90 actions. This was a rolling plan, with a view that it would be updated…
… in light of the Council’s carbon footprint. Each action was given a 1 year, 3 year or longer-term timeframe. 2.2 The action plan was divided into four areas as set out in the Climate Change Strategy: A: Awareness Raising and Engagement B: Reducing Impacts (Mitigation) C: Building Resilience (Adaptation) D: Other Sustainable Initiatives 2.3 Of the 90 actions identified within the plan…
… and the broader environmental actions that the Council has taken over the previous 12 months will be prepared each year and the Action Plan will be reviewed in light of this. COUNCILLOR MARTIN TENNANT DEPUTY LEADER AND MAJOR PROJECTS AND PROPERTY PORTFOLIO HOLDER BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS: Annex A – Carbon Footprint Target Setting Report CONTACT DETAILS: Rachel Barker, Assistant…