Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet, Babergh Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
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 and the Cabinet Member for Finance, in consultation with the Section 151 Officer, be given delegated authority to consider the business case for each proposal and approve the funding up to a total of £500,000 from the General Fund, which has been allocated from the Growth and Efficiency Fund.
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 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Effective from: 15/07/2020
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