Purpose

report the progress
of the One Planet Cardiff Strategy over the past year, including
the annual carbon reduction statistics; and
to seek approval for
a Green Growth Proposition to help focus and accelerate actions
over the next period.

Content

RESOVLED: that
 

1.   
the progress made on carbon reduction over the
period of the One Planet Cardiff Strategy be noted.
 

2.   
the Green Growth Proposition (attached at Appendix
2) focussing on local renewable energy generation and domestic
energy retrofit be approved.
 

3.   
Subject to the project being included in, and
approved as part of, the Council’s budgetary framework to be
considered by Council in March 2026, authority be delegated to the
Director of Planning, Transport and Environment, in consultation
with the Section 151 Officer, the Director of Governance &
Legal, and the relevant Cabinet Members, to:
 

·     
undertake all procurement activities required to
appoint a regulated supplier;

·     
conduct due diligence, including agreeing key terms
for any associated bond; and

·     
prepare and approve the necessary business cases for
the energy projects to be offered by the Council as part of the
issuance of Local Climate Bonds.

 

4.  
engagement with Welsh Government be approved to
develop an area?based domestic energy retrofit pilot scheme, as
outlined in Appendix 2, and authority be delegated to the Director
of Planning, Transport and Environment, in consultation with the
Section 151 Officer, Director of Governance & Legal, and
relevant Cabinet Members, to agree detailed proposals and enter
into any necessary agreements.