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Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ

The group gave consideration to a report presenting the Council’s Decarbonisation Plan, which sought to make a clear commitment that as our businesses, communities and services recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Council will be doing it in a low carbon and environmentally responsible manner.Ìý

Having given consideration to each chapter of the Decarbonisation Plan, Members provided comments in relation to waste; energy and water consumption; transport; offsetting emissions through partnership and innovation and future engagement and community planning mapping.ÌýÌý The Head of Commercial Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ undertook to liaise with colleagues in Roads and Infrastructure Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ to provide further information in relation to Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council emissions, specifically in relation to fleet and business miles, to Members at the Member Seminar scheduled for 16 November 2020.Ìý

Decision

The Climate Change Environmental Action Group –

1.    Agreed the content of the Decarbonisation Plan 2021, as outlined at Appendix A of the report;

2.    Noted that there will be a Members Seminar held on 16 November 2020 regarding the Plan; and

3.    Recommended to Council that they adopt the Decarbonisation Plan at their meeting on 26 November 2020.

(Reference:Ìý Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ, dated 9 November 2020, submitted.)ÌýÌý