10 Council Carbon Emissions & Climate Investment 2022 PDF 612 KB
Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Services
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The Committee gave consideration to a report highlighting the Council’s overall annual carbon emissions for the most recent period 2020/21 and outlining that changes to the process would be forthcoming in future months due to change in The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies: Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020.Ìý The report also invited the Policy Lead with the responsibility for Climate Change to be a member of the Climate Change Board to ensure a seamless link with regards to strategic leadership and operational delivery.
Decision
The Policy and Resources Committee –
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Noted the publication of the Council’s 2020/21
carbon emissions report and its continued positive trend highlighting that
carbon dioxide equivalent emissions have reduced by 33% in past 6 years;
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Noted the climate change projects that would be
developed in 2022 onwards that are aligned to the additional £500,000
commitment that was allocated at the February 2022 Council Budget; andÌý
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Agreed to the inclusion of the Policy Lead with
responsibility for Climate Change as a member of the Climate Change Board.
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Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Services
dated 14 July 2022, submitted)
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