Purpose

To provide an annual update to cabinet and full council on the council's response to the climate emergency. A requirement of the resolution Feb 2019 to report, and amended to annual reporting in Oct 2023.

Decision

Resolved:

That Cabinet notes:

1. The actions taken in response to the climate emergency following the last update in October 2024;

1. The progress set out in:

i.               the council’s annual Greenhouse Gas Report

ii.             the Monitoring Report and KPI scorecard, and,

iii.             the direction of travel for 2026.

Reason for decision:

To provide Cabinet with an update on the progress made over the past year in response to the climate emergency and progress towards carbon neutrality.

To highlight the headlines of action towards the Wiltshire Council’s climate ambition for the council and the county and to provide a preview of the direction of travel, which will inform the Climate Delivery Plan 2026.