Purpose

This report provides an update to the
Sustainability Committee on suggested changes to the Carbon Budget
process for 2025-26. The Committee is asked to consider the limited
efficiencies and effectiveness of providing targets for each
Directorate in the Carbon Budget process and seeks support to
remove these targets for a more One Aberdeenshire approach to
climate change mitigation.

Content

Concerns were noted around the need for clear
accountability and the ability to monitor carbon budgets at
directorate and service levels.
 
Agreed that the effectiveness of the agreed
change would be monitored and an update to be provided in the next
six-monthly carbon budget update in August 2025, with a further
update in November 2025 as part of the next year’s budget
considerations.