Issue - decisions

West Suffolk Environment and Climate Change Taskforce - Final Recommendations

23/07/2020 - West Suffolk Environment and Climate Change Taskforce - Final Report

RESOLVED:

That:

 

1.       the Council be committed to working towards achieving net zero greenhouse gas (carbon) emissions by 2030 as set out in section 4 of Report No: CAB/WS/20/045; 

 

2.       the high-level road map to achieve net zero, be approved, as set out in section 4 and Appendix 2 noting it will need to develop as technologies and funding opportunities change;

 

3.       a carbon budgeting approach be introduced to support the net zero ambition, as set out in section 5; 

 

4.       the immediate actions the Council can take to support its journey to net zero, be agreed, as set out in section 3;

 

5.       the longer term actions the Council could consider as part of 2021/22 service and budget planning process, be noted, as set out in section 6; and

 

6.       the communications plan, be approved, as set out in section 7.