Issue - meetings

The purpose of the report is to set up arrangements to facilitate the development of a Climate Emergency action plan to be considered by Council in December 2019. 

RESOLVED that Cabinet supports the course of action set out in this report, namely:-

(a)           Formation of a governance structure, and servicing to cost £20k, to include:

                     i)        Cabinet to establish a cross-party working group, to provide oversight and guidance on the development and implementation of an action plan. To be chaired by the Portfolio-Holder and report back to Cabinet;

                   ii)        Zero Carbon Council Steering Group of officers to guide work on the Council’s own 2030 target;

                  iii)        Zero Carbon Place Leadership Board of stakeholders to guide work on the pre-2050 target;

                 iv)        that the Council produce an annual Green Credentials Report, which may be considered by Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny to monitor the Council’s performance against targets in this respect; and

(b)           Launch of behavioural change programme for BCP Council Members and staff, including Zero Carbon Support Officer, at a cost of £53k

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Environment and Climate Change

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

Cabinet were requested to support the proposed arrangements to facilitate the development of a Climate Emergency action plan to be considered by Council in December 2019.

A Member of the Overview and Scrutiny Board reported that the Board at its recent meeting recommended that an additional recommendation be included under (a) iv that the Council produce an annual Green Credentials Report, which may be considered by Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny to monitor the Council’s performance against targets in this respect.

RESOLVED that Cabinet supports the course of action set out in this report, namely:-

(a)           Formation of a governance structure, and servicing to cost £20k, to include:

                     i)        Cabinet to establish a cross-party working group, to provide oversight and guidance on the development and implementation of an action plan. To be chaired by the Portfolio-Holder and report back to Cabinet;

                   ii)        Zero Carbon Council Steering Group of officers to guide work on the Council’s own 2030 target;

                  iii)        Zero Carbon Place Leadership Board of stakeholders to guide work on the pre-2050 target;

                 iv)        that the Council produce an annual Green Credentials Report, which may be considered by Cabinet and Overview and Scrutiny to monitor the Council’s performance against targets in this respect; and

(b)           Launch of behavioural change programme for BCP Council Members and staff, including Zero Carbon Support Officer, at a cost of £53k

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Environment and Climate Change