Including the closely related terms uk government, government, and scottish government.
… for the Council to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2040 ( as a minimum target);and c) approves the proposal to establish a cross party member/officer working group to progress the Climate Change Strategy and Action plan. BACKGROUND 3. In April 2019 the Scottish Government became the first country in the UK to declare a climate emergency. The UK Government followed suit by declaring a climate emergency…
… requirement to report its climate change impact from key activities to the Scottish Government on an annual basis. This is presently achieved by measuring the tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions equivalent (tCO2e) from Council buildings, fleet and waste. The most recent reporting period detailed in the Council’s Climate Change Report 2018/19 (a separate item on this agenda) shows that good progress…
… is being made in terms of reduced emissions. 8. The Scottish Government plans to bring forward secondary legislation that will alter the details of the existing public sector climate change reporting duties outlined above. It is possible there will be a requirement on councils to state the year by which they will cease to emit any direct greenhouse gases and their targets for reducing indirect…
… emissions (i.e. those arising from procured goods and services). They may also be required to report on how they will align their spending plans with targets and to make their report publicly accessible. However, further details of any specific guidance/proposals is awaited from the Scottish Government. 9. East Renfrewshire Council’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan expired…
… in 2018. Much of its content is now outdated and has been superseded by changes in legislation, current thinking and good practice. 10. Initial considerations indicate that the Council’s current activities and practices will not achieve the Scottish Government’s target to be carbon neutral by 2040 or achieve net-zero for all greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. 11. Given the developing…