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Carmarthenshire County Council

… County Council and over 250 other UK local authorities. The Welsh Government and UK Government have also declared a climate emergency. The meeting of Carmarthenshire County Council on 20th February 2019 unanimously resolved that the following Notice of Motion submitted by Cllr. Aled Vaughan Owen be supported: “…we propose that Carmarthenshire County Council: 1. Declare a climate emergency 2…

…. Commit to making Carmarthenshire County Council a net zero carbon local authority by 2030 3. Develop a clear plan for a route towards being net zero carbon within 12 months 4. Call on Welsh and UK Governments to provide the necessary support and resources to enable effective carbon reductions 5. Work with Public Services Board and Swansea Bay City Deal partners to develop exciting opportunities…

…. Unfortunately, subsequent UK Government announcements of major, immediate cuts to feed-in- tariff subsidies resulted in the programme for the Council’s Housing stock being abandoned in September 2015. Whilst a programme of solar PV installations on non-domestic buildings was completed, this was greatly reduced compared to that originally proposed due to the removal of UK pre-registration process to enable…

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…; however, it is recognised that this approach needs to be sufficiently flexible to accommodate changing circumstances, including the reporting requirements yet to be introduced by Welsh Government as part of its ambition for a carbon neutral public sector by 2030. This initial focus is not intended to limit or preclude other potential wider actions to address the climate emergency and some…