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This report sets out the Council’s commitment and action plan to tackle climate change including actions to reduce the environmental impact of its activities and the steps to become carbon neutral.  It reflects the work of the cross party Member Working Group which was established to coordinate the development of the Climate Change Action Plan.

Council received a report presenting the recommendations of the Environment and Safe Communities Committee with regard to the adoption of a commitment and action plan to tackle climate change.

Councillor Neil Dallen MOVED the recommendations in the report.

Upon being put, the recommendations were CARRIED unanimously.

Accordingly, it was resolved that Council agreed:

(1)      The adoption of the climate change target of the year 2035 for the Council’s operations to be net carbon neutral;

(2)      The adoption of the Climate Change Action Plan set out in Annex 1 to the report;

(3)      To delegate to the Chairman of the Environment and Safe Communities Committee, action to make representations to Government to provide local authorities with the powers and resources necessary to address climate change in their local area.