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Climate change and sustainability strategy

Decision Maker: Lewes District Council Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

New strategy document to set out the route to meet the climate emergency target of making the council net zero carbon and helping to reduce emissions in the district to net zero by 2030. Decision required to approve the climate change and sustainability strategy and action plan.

Decision:

(Key decision):

 

(1) To approve the Climate Change and Sustainability Strategy 2021 and Action Plan set out at appendix 1 and 2 to the report.

 

(2) To require the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Planning and Regeneration to produce an annual progress report detailing the council and district carbon footprints, and progress against the action plan in September each year.

 

(3) To note the ‘Summary of Engagement Responses’ report at appendix 3 to the report.

Report author: Kate Richardson

Publication date: 04/02/2021

Date of decision: 04/02/2021

Decided at meeting: 04/02/2021 - Lewes District Council Cabinet

Effective from: 10/02/2021

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