Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Services

The group gave consideration to a report presenting the Council’s Decarbonisation Plan, which sought to make a clear commitment that as our businesses, communities and services recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Council will be doing it in a low carbon and environmentally responsible manner. 

Having given consideration to each chapter of the Decarbonisation Plan, Members provided comments in relation to waste; energy and water consumption; transport; offsetting emissions through partnership and innovation and future engagement and community planning mapping.   The Head of Commercial Services undertook to liaise with colleagues in Roads and Infrastructure Services to provide further information in relation to Argyll and Bute Council emissions, specifically in relation to fleet and business miles, to Members at the Member Seminar scheduled for 16 November 2020. 

Decision

The Climate Change Environmental Action Group –

1.    Agreed the content of the Decarbonisation Plan 2021, as outlined at Appendix A of the report;

2.    Noted that there will be a Members Seminar held on 16 November 2020 regarding the Plan; and

3.    Recommended to Council that they adopt the Decarbonisation Plan at their meeting on 26 November 2020.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Services, dated 9 November 2020, submitted.)