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9.1

The Head of Parks and Countryside introduced the
report which aimed to present the Communities, Parks, and
Leisure Policy Committee Climate Statement for consideration by the
Housing Policy to ensure that the proposed actions are reflected in
the work programme of the committee.
 
The
Communities, Parks, and Leisure Policy Committee climate statement
seeks to:
 

1.    
Respond to the Annual Climate Progress Report
2022/23 in a timely manner.

2.    
Restate the cross-party council commitment to taking
what action we can to address the climate emergency, adapt our city
and council for a changing climate and reduce emissions to achieve
our ambition to be a net zero city and council by
2030.

3.    
Increase understanding of the impact climate change
will have on committees, the opportunities that tackling climate
change offers, and the contribution to climate and net zero action
each committee is currently making and needs to make moving
forward.

9.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Communities, Parks
and Leisure Policy Committee:-
 

1.    
Consider the Statement of Climate Commitments
relevant to the Communities, Parks, and Leisure Policy Committee;

2.    
Resolve that it is satisfied that the actions
contained within the Statement of Climate Commitments are reflected
in the Work Programme of the Communities, Parks, and Leisure Policy
Committee;

3.    
Consider whether any amendments to the Work
Programme of the Communities, Parks, and Leisure Policy Committee
are required in order to best meet the
actions contained within the Statement of Climate
Commitments.

9.3

Reasons for Decision

9.3.1

It is
important that the response to the Annual Climate Progress Report
is open and transparent in setting out the challenges which the
local authority faces in making progress and clarifies future
expectations on the part we all have to
play in addressing climate change.
 

9.3.2

Committee do not currently have specific strategic goals for
climate. The process required to develop these, and have the
statements approved to be read at each committee meeting meant that
option 5.2 was not feasible with the available resource and
timeframe.
 

9.4

Alternatives Considered and
Rejected

9.4.1

Not
providing committee climate statements considered due to the
resource required to collate.
 

9.4.2

Providing more
detailed Committee Climate Statements that provided an overview of
strategic climate goals, with each Chair then reading the
committees statement publicly at their respective committee meeting
following release of the report.