Decision details

Motion - Climate Change Emergency

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Council has declared a climate emergencyand now needs to follow up on this with actions.

Decision:

Cabinet agreed the following recommendations:

 

1.  To form an 11 member working party to advise the Cabinet, Chaired by Cllr Pugh, Cabinet Member for Corporate Governance & Coastal Development, and a public focus group following on from this;

 

2.  To compile a full report on the current situation, immediate and longer term actions to be taken to be reported back to Cabinet by December;

 

3.  To ensure that the report includes the current environmental impact of the Council, suggestions for actions to address this, and any measures to support positive environmental impact across the District.

Reasons for the decision:

A declaration has been made and needs to be followed up with action.

Alternative options considered:

None considered.

Publication date: 20/09/2019

Date of decision: 19/09/2019

Decided at meeting: 19/09/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 28/09/2019

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