Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Jonathan Dow

(Key decision)

(1) To delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regeneration, in consultation with the Lead Member for Climate Change, to:

(i) investigate the viability of moving the Council on to a green electricity tariff; and

(ii), if appropriate, to sign the Council up to this tariff.

(2) To approve the short term actions outlined within section 4 of the report.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Regeneration and Planning, providing an update on Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030.

Visiting member and Chair of Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Tony Freebody addressed the Cabinet on this item.

The Cabinet praised the action already taken by the Council and conveyed their thanks to Jo Harper, Head of Business Planning and Performance and Kate Richardson, Strategy and Corporate Projects Officer (Quality Environment).

Following the successful “Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030” launch event in January, the next focus would be to prepare a detailed and costed strategy and action plan in order for the council to achieve their carbon reduction ambitions.

Resolved (Key decision)

(1) To delegate authority to the Director of Planning and Regeneration, in consultation with the Lead Member for Climate Change, to:

(i) investigate the viability of moving the Council on to a green electricity tariff; and

(ii), if appropriate, to sign the Council up to this tariff.

(2) To approve the short term actions outlined within section 4 of the report.

Reason for decisions:

To progress towards the aims of achieving Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030 as resolved in July 2019