Purpose

To enable BCC to implement the Net Zero
Investment Co-innovation Lab Project to delivery of BCC’s
Climate Emergency Action Plan and the One City Climate
Strategy.

Content

Bristol City Council has secured funding from
Horizon Europe for the Bristol Net Zero Investment Co-innovation
Lab Project. This decision is to accept that funding via a grant
agreement. On 4 July 2023 Cabinet “Authorised the Executive
Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology, Energy and Waste; and S151
Officer, to accept the totality of this funding as lead partner and
take all steps required to enter into contract with the funders to
accept and spend the funding (including disbursing the funding to
project partners and procuring and awarding contracts over
£500k) to implement the project as set out in the proposals
to the NetZeroCities Pilot Cities Programme and to make any
amendments to the project as necessary for successful
delivery.