Decision

It was resolved:

·       To accept the report, noting the observations made during the discussion.

·       That the Committee welcomed the intention to revisit the Council's ambition to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030.

·       To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that:

Ø  the successes and work carried out to deliver the Plan should be communicated to the public.

Ø  the use of open questions in public consultations needed to be increased in order to receive responses that would enrich the information available to inform future direction.

Ø  consideration should be given to modifying the following wording: “... we will continue to reduce our emissions over the next few decades until we reach the net zero target ' (Page 6, Climate and Nature Emergency Plan, Version 2), in order to be more ambitious in meeting the target.