5.1
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The Committee received questions from members
of the public, and responses were provided as follows:-
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5.2
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Jenny Carpenter
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As a member of South Yorkshire Climate
Alliance, I am anxious to find out how successful the Council has
been in rolling out Carbon Literacy Training to its Members and
officers. The rapid reduction in carbon
emissions that we need will only be achieved if each contemplated
decision is taken with this as a priority.
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I wish to put the question " Have all the
Members of this Committee undergone Carbon Literacy training?
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If not, will they do so as soon as possible to
equip them better to serve in this capacity?
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What steps are being taken to offer such
training to all members and senior officers?"
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5.2.1
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In response, the Chair reported that online
training on carbon literacy had been offered to all Council
Members, and that refresher training would be offered on an annual
basis. He added that a carbon literacy event had recently been
organised for all Council employees.
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5.2.2
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Councillor Chris Rosling-Josephs reported that
carbon literacy training had recently been provided by the South
Yorkshire Pensions Authority for all its members.
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5.2.3
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Councillor Douglas Johnson reported that a
carbon literacy training event had recently been held for all
senior Council officers, at which around 120 had attended, and that
the feedback in respect of the event had been very positive.
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5.2.4
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Councillor Dianne Hirst reported that any
Council Members who had not been able to access the online training
were able to view the material on the Members’ online
portal.
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5.2.5
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The Chair stated that the questions would be
referred to Mark Whitworth (Sustainability and Climate Change
Service Manager), with a request that he provides a detailed,
written response to Mrs Carpenter, to include details of the
content of the online training.
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5.3
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Anne Ashe
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I’m involved with South
Yorkshire Climate Alliance, which very much wants to see climate
issues embedded fully in the Sheffield Local Plan: my question
encompasses this topic.
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I’d like to ask whether
there has been any assessment of the contribution that each spatial
option would make towards tackling climate change
through:
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(i) supporting the
Council’s 2030 net-zero carbon target - eg using sustainable
design;
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(ii) maintaining a
net-zero situation after 2030 (and beyond the Local Plan horizon of
2039);
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(iii) facilitating renewable
energy provision;
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(iv) enabling sustainable
travel patterns;
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(v) reducing the impact of
climate change and tackling its impact - eg maintaining a green
cover to counter the urban heat island effect that is associated
with rising temperatures (especially in the core urban area),
protecting against extreme weather events, and ensuring a reduction
in flood risk; and
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(vi) enhancing
Sheffield’s ecological status and achieving net biodiversity
gain.
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Related to this is the question
of whether such assessments would form part of the site selection
process for determining allocated sites once the spatial option has
been chosen.
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I agree with the
Council’s sequential approach for determining site
allocations as set out in this ...
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