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Cabinet considered an updated net zero pledge from Thanet District Council which included actions to address District wide emissions. The pledge included: making Thanet District Council (TDC) net zero by 2030 in the core carbon footprint; addressing emissions that TDC had partial control over by 2050 at the latest; supporting Kent County Council, the Government, businesses, industries and the community to make Thanet net zero as a whole by 2050.
The strategy noted 12 priorities to address these emissions. Each of these 12 priorities are described in the strategy, and is followed by immediate actions to 2024. This would be externally audited, with the report being submitted to OSP and Cabinet annually.
The following Members spoke under Council Procedure Rule 20.1:
Councillor Austin;
Councillor Whitehead;
Councillor Yates.
Councillor Bob Bayford proposed, Councillor Pugh seconded and Cabinet agreed the following:
1. That the Cabinet approves the proposed amended wording of the TDC pledge;
2. That the Cabinet approves the Net Zero Strategy 2022 for public engagement;
3. That Cabinet notes the additional sentence included in the strategy following the receipt of feedback from OSP and CC CAG (see 2.17);
4. That the Cabinet recognises that the strategy cannot be fully implemented without external funding being available and agreed, in accordance with the pledge, to lobby external agencies and government.
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Councillor Bob Bayford, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Special Projects introduced the item and made the following key points:
Members made comments and asked questions as follows:
Councillor Bob Bayford, Dr Scott, Bob Porter and Chris Blundell responded to Member comments and questions as follows:
The meeting was adjourned at 19.25hrs
The meeting resumed at 19.28hrs.
On resumption of the meeting Members recommended the Net Zero Strategy and Action Plan to Cabinet.