Decision details
Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
It was RESOLVED:-
1.1 That the Cabinet’s Carbon Reduction Management Plan, as informed by the Environment & Climate Change Task Force, be approved in principle.
1.2 That the Cabinet Member for Environment be given delegated authority to consider the business case for each proposal and to present options to either: the Cabinet to agree funding from the Transformation and Innovation Fund; or the Council to agree funding from the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account.
Reason for Decision: The Council(s) have agreed a climate change emergency in recognition of the urgent need to take action to address global warming and the crisis being created by climate change. This decision will enable the Council(s) to work towards their goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
1.1 Option One: To use the proposals of the Environment & Climate Change Task Force to inform the Carbon Reduction Management Plan to be agreed by the respective Cabinets. This option utilises the opinions and proposals of the Task Force and allows the Cabinets to amend the proposals as set out in Appendix A of the report.
1.2 Option Two: To adopt all the proposals recommended by the Environment and Climate Change Task Force without change. This option is not recommended for the reasons set out in Appendix A of the report.
1.3 Option Three: To do nothing. This option is not recommended as it will not achieve the Councils’ ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Publication date: 07/07/2020
Date of decision: 06/07/2020
Decided at meeting: 06/07/2020 - Babergh Cabinet
Effective from: 15/07/2020
Accompanying Documents:
- Environment and Climate Change BDC PDF 1 MB
- Appendix A - Carbon Reduction Management Plan PDF 1 MB
- Appendix C - Climate Change Initiatives PDF 509 KB
- Appendix D - BMSDCs' Carbon Emissions PDF 653 KB
- Appendix E - Groundwork Suffolk Report PDF 4 MB
- Appendix F - Full List Of Proposals Considered by Task Force PDF 1 MB
- Appendix G - Task Force Feedback Received on Prioritised Proposals PDF 556 KB
- Appendix H - Proposals from Task Force to BMSDCs' Cabinets PDF 1 MB
- Appendix C - Climate Change Initiatives Amended PDF 126 KB