Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: October 7, 2025

Purpose: This report will review the progress made over the last six years of the Carbon Neutral Cornwall Programme and seek to refresh and affirm the targets and priority actions over the next 4 years under the new administration.

Content: It was moved by Councillor Moore, seconded by Councillor Candy and   RESOLVED that   1.   The guiding principles that shape the Council’s climate and nature recovery ambitions be endorsed. 2.  The Council’s role as a local systems leader in enabling climate action and nature recovery alongside the role of the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership (as Nature Recovery Strategy Steering Group) and the Climate Commission in shaping actions and enabling delivery in areas outside of the Council’s operations be recognised. 3.  Recommend to Cabinet that it (i)  Adopts the revised long-term ambitions and near-term targets for climate and nature across the 3 levels of Council action as set out in the report. (ii)  Call on officers to set out how the Council would deliver its near-term climate and nature targets aligned to the business planning and budget setting process. (iii)  Acknowledges the Council’s contributory role in developing and delivering climate and nature responses and calls on the members of the CIOS Leadership Board to develop the system level of delivery mechanisms required. (iv)  Calls on Westminster to provide the powers and funding necessary for Cornwall to meet legally binding climate and nature targets.   Actions:   To circulate further information on the economic benefits of the net zero transition including job creation and investment potential.