In July 2019, the Council declared a ‘Climate Change Emergency’ and committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2027. Members were informed that there were 1,214days remaining, as fof 3 September 2024, for the Council to achieve this target. Cabinet received an update on the recently completed Scope 3 emissions analysis and gave consideration to the re-baselining of the Council's carbon footprint. It was stated that there would be no cessation with the Council’s responsibilities to tackle the climate crises, and six-monthly updates to Cabinet were requested.
RESOLVED that:
1. The new carbon reporting baseline, including scope 3 emissions for 2022/23 be approved.
2. A new consultant be engaged to establish a carbon road map to net zero including cost projections within existing revenue budget be approved.
Reason
This will assist the Council in achieving the target of becoming carbon neutral by 2027.