Decision Maker: Cabinet.
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To
consider the Council’s carbon footprint for 2008/09, its
progress towards the carbon reduction targets adopted in November
2008 and actions to further reduce carbon emissions.
Decision:
1.
That the reported figures for CO2
emissions from the Council’s operations during 2008/09 are
noted as indicating a 3.48% increase from the previous year but a
10.16% decrease since the baseline year, 2006/07.
2.
That a Carbon Reduction Action Plan be established
to reduce energy and fuel use in order to reduce costs and achieve
at least 3% reduction in CO2 emissions from Council
operations.
3.
That bids are put forward for the new Salix Energy
Efficiency Loans Scheme, to fund some early actions on carbon
reduction.
4.
That the data used for the report of the Assistant
Director of Development and Community Strategy comes from a variety
of sources, and is mostly generated or collected for purposes other
than carbon reporting be
noted.
Details of the Committee: Record of Decision of the Cabinet, dated 12th November 2008, “Reducing The Council’s Carbon Footprint”
http://www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/pdf/081112_rod_cab_carbonfootprint.pdf
Record of Decision of the Cabinet, dated 11th February 2009, “Review of the Environmental Sustainability of the Waste Collection Service”
http://www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/pdf/090211_cab_rod_sustain_waste.pdf
Publication date: 14/08/2009
Date of decision: 12/08/2009
Decided: 12/08/2009 - Cabinet.
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