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This report provides an annual update on the progress of the Council’s Climate Change Action Plan.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)       Note the progress made on the delivery of the Council’s second Climate Change Action Plan over the past year.

The Committee received a report providing an annual update on the progress of the Council’s Climate Change Action Plan. The Council approved its first Climate Change Action Plan at its meeting on 20 January 2020, along with a commitment to achieving net carbon neutral operations by 2035. The first action plan reached the end of its term on 31 December 2024 and had been succeeded by the Council’s second Climate Change Action Plan (2025-2029), adopted by this Committee on 15 October 2024. It was agreed to review annually.

The Committee considered the following matters:

a)    A Member asked in relation to LGR if there had been any discussion with future neighbouring councils on how the various plans would blend or had officers looked at the differences in them.  The Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development explained that there was a Surrey-wide working group that the Environment and Sustainability Project Officer attends and discussions are taking place.

b)    The Chair passed on the thanks of the Committee to the Team for this huge piece of work.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)       Note the progress made on the delivery of the Council’s second Climate Change Action Plan over the past year.