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Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: January 22, 2026

Purpose:

Content: It was resolved: ·       To accept the report, noting the observations made during the discussion. ·       That the Committee welcomed the intention to revisit the Council's ambition to be Net Zero Carbon by 2030. ·       To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that: Ø  the successes and work carried out to deliver the Plan should be communicated to the public. Ø  the use of open questions in public consultations needed to be increased in order to receive responses that would enrich the information available to inform future direction. Ø  consideration should be given to modifying the following wording: “... we will continue to reduce our emissions over the next few decades until we reach the net zero target ' (Page 6, Climate and Nature Emergency Plan, Version 2), in order to be more ambitious in meeting the target.