Issue - meetings

The Committee gave consideration to a report highlighting the Council’s overall emissions for the period 2021/22 and outlined that changes to this process would be forthcoming in future months due to change in The Climate Change (Duties of Public Bodies:  Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Amending Order 2020.

Decision

The Policy and Resources Committee noted –

1.    The publication of the Council’s 2019/20 carbon emissions report and its continued positive trend highlighting that carbon dioxide equivalent emissions have reduced by 27% in past 5 years.

2.    The recent letter from Rosanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform outlining that Climate Change ‘Reporting Requirements’ will be changing from next year and all departments will require to provide a routemap towards net zero and align budget to climate change activities as well as other amendments.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Commercial Services dated 19 April 2021, submitted)