TEN POINT PLAN FOR A GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Minutes:
The Committee noted the Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
A recommendation was proposed by Councillor G Marshall and seconded by Councillor D K Watts that Officers should write to the Government to oppose some of the Ten Point Plan.
It was suggested that the Council should be opposing new coal development and burning of fossil fuels, Support Green Finance Innovation and ethical investments in Local Government Pension Funds.
Further suggestions to this recommendation included ceasing nuclear power and exploring growth within wind and solar energy including On shore wind technology. With the addition of supporting Greener buildings and Green Investment Banks.
As the next Committee is in June it was further recommended to bring the report to the next Policy and Performance Committee.
RESOLVED that a written response to Government be prepared in relation to the Council’s position on:
and be presented to the Policy and Performance Committee to be approved.