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Carbon Neutral Annual Progress Report

Meeting: 03/11/2021 - Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet (Item 30)

30 Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030: Annual Report pdf icon PDF 356 KB

Report of Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Jonathan Dow

Additional documents:

Decision:

(Key decision):

 

(1) To approve the ‘Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030’ Annual Update as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, for publication on the Council’s website.

 

(2) To note progress to date on the strategy action plan as contained within Appendix 1 to the report.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning, noting progress to date of the Climate Emergency Strategy and to seek approval to publish the Annual Update, set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

 

If approved, the report would be published in November and coincide with the UN Climate Summit, COP26, being hosted in Glasgow. The report detailed a 15% reduction on the council’s carbon footprint and 6.8% reduction in the borough’s carbon footprint.

 

The Strategy contained 68 actions that were being closely monitored and the Council would continue to implement changes to work towards hitting its target of being carbon neutral by 2030.

 

Visiting members, Councillors Shore and Smart, addressed the Cabinet on this item.

 

Resolved (Key decision):

 

(1) To approve the ‘Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030’ Annual Update as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, for publication on the Council’s website.

 

(2) To note progress to date on the strategy action plan as contained within Appendix 1 to the report.

 

Reason for decisions:

 

To progress toward the aims of achieving Eastbourne Carbon Neutral 2030, as resolved in July 2019.