Issue - meetings

This report presents the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP). This has been produced to provide a roadmap and informed action plan to enable the Council, working with partners and other organisations, to address its Climate and Ecological Emergency commitments and achieve the stated aim of carbon neutrality by 2045.

RESOLVED that: -

Cabinet accepts the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Area Energy Plan and agrees to explore the action plan of 15 priority actions to be taken forward to achieve area-wide carbon neutrality by 2045.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Climate Response, Environment and Energy

Reason

The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Area Energy Plan is an evidence-based document that provides a roadmap to achieving the Council commitment of working towards a carbon neutral area by 2045. Endorsement will support the Council’s Corporate Plan objectives and Climate and Ecological Emergency commitments.

The Portfolio Holder for Climate Response, Environment and Energy presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'I' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that the report presented the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) which had been produced to provide a roadmap and informed action plan to enable the Council, working with partners and other organisations, to address its Climate and Ecological Emergency commitments and achieve the stated aim of carbon neutrality by 2045.

The Portfolio Holder advised Cabinet that the Environment and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee had considered this item at their recent meeting where the committee had supported the report and the following recommendations had been agreed: -

The Environment and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee agreed the following recommendation to Cabinet on this item:

1)    The recommendation as outlined in the report be approved by Cabinet.

Voting: Unanimous

2)    The Environment and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee recommends that Cabinet add as an external stakeholder, the community to be represented in all stakeholder engagement, including any panels, meetings or focus groups.

Voting: Unanimous

RESOLVED that: -

Cabinet accepts the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Area Energy Plan and agrees to explore the action plan of 15 priority actions to be taken forward to achieve area-wide carbon neutrality by 2045.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Climate Response, Environment and Energy

Reason

The Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Area Energy Plan is an evidence-based document that provides a roadmap to achieving the Council commitment of working towards a carbon neutral area by 2045. Endorsement will support the Council’s Corporate Plan objectives and Climate and Ecological Emergency commitments.

This report presents the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP). This has been produced to provide a roadmap and informed action plan to enable the Council, working with partners and other organisations, to address its Climate and Ecological Emergency commitments and achieve the stated aim of carbon neutrality by 2045.