Issue - meetings

(i)               That the refreshed Sustainable Environment Strategy and associated

delivery plan be approved.

(ii)              That the refreshed sustainable Environment Strategy and associated

    action plan be referred to the Health, Wellbeing & Environment Scrutiny

    Committee for scrutiny and comments. 

The Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Environment introduced a report regarding  the refreshed and updated Sustainable Environment Strategy including progress with the Action Plan and Road Map to net zero.

Members’ attention was drawn to paragraph 1.6 of the report where the Council was now ‘on its way’ and doing well on its journey to net zero.

Positive actions that were being commissioned and/or completed were highlighted at paragraph 2.3 of the report.  The Council had made extensive progress in decarbonising its owned buildings and these actions were outlined at paragraph 2.6.

The Leader welcomed the Strategy and the road map setting out the route to net zero and also the wider carbon emissions for 2050The Leader stated that it was key for the Council to work with its partners across Staffordshire to achieve this and to keep costs down.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Town Centre’s and Growth confirmed that there would be a considerable cost for these actions but it was all included in the Capital Programme.

Referring to paragraph 2.6 – bullet point 2, the Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Heritage stated that J2 would make savings of £61,000 in the heating costs of its pools in the first year.

Resolved:                   (i)       That the refreshed Sustainable Environment

Strategy and associated delivery plan be

approved.

(ii)              That the refreshed sustainable Environment

Strategy and associated     action plan be referred to the Health, Wellbeing & Environment Scrutiny     Committee for scrutiny and comments. 

Watch the debate here