Agenda item

Decarbonisation Route maps Update Report

Report of the Executive Director-City Futures

Decision:

10.1

The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director- City Futures regarding the Council’s 10 Point Plan for climate action that was adopted in March.  The plan provided a framework for how the organisation would act in the short-term and included how we would put climate at the centre of decision-making as well as committing the organisation to working towards reducing Council carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030.

 

One of the commitments of the 10-point plan was to produce a series of ‘route maps’ that covered the detailed actions which the council and the city needs to take to support this pathway to net zero.

 

The report responded to the request made by Members of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee in September to provide an update on the progress that the Council was making in the production of the route maps and the programme for presenting the draft route maps to the Committee for formal approval.

 

 

10.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee:-

 

 

Notes the approach being progressed and delivered including the timing and phasing of the route maps, in line with the milestones that have been agreed in the Councils One Year Delivery Plan (adopted June 2022). 

 

 

10.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

10.3.1

Noting the approach set out in this report will enable Officers to continue to work towards achieving the milestone that has been agreed in the Council’s One Year Delivery Plan, alongside those in the 10-point plan for climate action.

 

 

10.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

10.4.1

Do nothing – this option has been rejected on the grounds that the Council would not be progressing towards its net zero by 2030 target, achieve the objectives of its 10-point plan for climate action or the milestone set out the in One Year Delivery Plan.

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

7.1

The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director- City Futures regarding the Council’s 10 Point Plan for climate action that was adopted in March.  The plan provided a framework for how the organisation would act in the short-term and included how we would put climate at the centre of decision-making as well as committing the organisation to working towards reducing Council carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030.

 

One of the commitments of the 10-point plan was to produce a series of ‘route maps’ that covered the detailed actions which the council and the city needs to take to support this pathway to net zero.

 

The report responded to the request made by Members of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee in September to provide an update on the progress that the Council was making in the production of the route maps and the programme for presenting the draft route maps to the Committee for formal approval.

 

Mark Whitworth – Head of Sustainable City was in attendance to present the report.

 

Following members questions the key points to note were:

 

Officers were seeking extra support to help produce the route maps and meet deadlines.  It was advised that the recommendations within the route maps would be not delayed until all route maps were presented, it was clear in the 10-point plan that the maps were alliterative and would change where necessary.  It was confirmed that the delivery of the plan would be focussed, and progress and action would be reported through the committee. 

 

Timescales were driven by the need to focus on the route maps and officers were liaising with planning colleagues on this.  The route maps were produced in line with other services, for example the ’Our Homes’ route map was produced in line with what Housing Strategy were doing.

 

The Biodiversity plan would be tied in with the Local Plan.

 

 

7.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee:-

 

 

Notes the approach being progressed and delivered including the timing and phasing of the route maps, in line with the milestones that have been agreed in the Councils One Year Delivery Plan (adopted June 2022). 

 

 

7.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

7.3.1

Noting the approach set out in this report will enable Officers to continue to work towards achieving the milestone that has been agreed in the Council’s One Year Delivery Plan, alongside those in the 10-point plan for climate action.

 

 

7.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

7.4.1

Do nothing – this option has been rejected on the grounds that the Council would not be progressing towards its net zero by 2030 target, achieve the objectives of its 10-point plan for climate action or the milestone set out the in One Year Delivery Plan.

 

 

 

 

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