Agenda item

Kevin Gordon, Assistant Director, Transformational Change, outlined a report to update the Committee on the Carbon Management Plan 2009/2014.  The Officer reminded the Committee that Members had raised a number of questions regarding the draft plan at its meeting on 25^th February, 2010 and the report included a response to those particular questions.

It was noted that the Cabinet had approved the Carbon Management Plan at its meeting on 14^th June, 2010.  The Committee noted the response the questions raised at its meeting in February.

A Member questioned how the public would be able to know when and if SBC achieved its targets.  The Officer and Members suggested that this information could be made available on the Council’s website and within the Citizen magazine.

Andrew Millard, Scrutiny Officer advised that the Community and Leisure Panel had received a presentation on the previous night regarding climate change and it was agreed he would forward a copy of the slides to Committee Members.

Resolved – 

(a)  That the Committee supports the Cabinet decision to approve the plan.

(b)  That an update on the PPRG figures be submitted to the Committee in November 2010.