Issue - meetings

Report by Head of Commercial Services

The group gave consideration to a report outlining how the effects of the recent global health pandemic had given way to a re-focus of activities of the Climate Change Board, who now feel that a new Council De-carbonisation Plan would be timely and a useful tool to assist with overall recovery.  The new plan would aim to focus attention on reducing the Council’s carbon footprint and be an easy to read document accessible to all. 

Having noted the discussions that took place at agenda item 6 (Council Climate Change Indicator Update), and having noted that the group was a Short Life Working Group, set up to consider and advise on policy options and opportunities for strategic projects and activities that will form part of the ongoing commitment to deliver the Climate Change (Scotland) Act and efforts to enhance Argyll and Bute’s contributions to addressing the global issue, discussion took place in respect of the lifespan of the group and how it would pass recommendations to Council to move things forward. 

Decision:

The Climate Change Environmental Action Group agreed:

1.    to support the production of a new Council De-carbonisation plan for discussion in draft at the next meeting of the Climate Change Environmental Action Group on 9 November 2020; and

2.    to title the document ‘Our Climate Change Commitments – Argyll and Bute Council’s De-Carbonisation Plan 2021.’

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Services dated 12 August 2020, submitted.)