RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet adopted the Climate Delivery Plan – Year 4.

B. That delegated authority was given to the Executive Director for Environment, Civic Pride & Climate in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Local Environment, Green Spaces and Climate to make minor amendments to the Climate Delivery Plan – Year 4

The Cabinet Member for Local Environment, Greenspaces and Climate Change presented the report, thanking officers for their work. The report summarised extensive work to decarbonise the Borough and Council and set out the previous twelve months and a summary of progress. The Cabinet Member highlighted a number of initiatives within the report including installation of EV charging points, the Tree Strategy, converting street lights with LEDs, securing bronze carbon literacy and noted that in the upcoming year a HEEL scheme would be launched in conjunction with a retrofit road map and there would be work on decarbonising the fleet.

In response to questions from the Cabinet, the Cabinet Member advised that a tool would be piloted to assess the carbon impact of decisions made and Schools had certain things they had to do in terms of the climate agenda and lots was being done on this.

RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet adopted the Climate Delivery Plan – Year 4.

B. That delegated authority was given to the Executive Director for Environment, Civic Pride & Climate in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Local Environment, Green Spaces and Climate to make minor amendments to the Climate Delivery Plan – Year 4