Issue - meetings

A written update on work undertaken so far by the Food Insecurity and Climate Action working groups.

Both groups are scheduled to meet between before Overview & Scrutiny on 29 November, further updates will be given at the meeting.

Recommendation

The meeting is recommended:

1.1      To consider and comment on the work undertaken to date.

Resolved

(1)          That the Climate Action Working Group update be noted.

The Chairman advised that the work of the food insecurity working group had been covered by the Food Action Plan at agenda item 8.

Councillor John Broad, Chairman of the Climate Action working group gave an update on the outcome of the meeting the previous day.

The group agreed that the Council attempting to cover all aspects of the ‘One Planet Living’ principles presented by Bioregional at their first meeting was impractical. The group had recognised that to achieve the priority of being net zero by 2030, it required positive policies with minimum carbon offsetting. The target of 2030 meant that policies needed to be implemented within the next couple of years.

The group had agreed that they would review the ‘One Plant Living’ principles to draw out the top ten items to focus on going forward and identify how they could be incorporated into Cherwell District Council policies.

Work would also be undertaken to review the evolving Local Plan Review document, to see how the revised plan incorporated One Planet Living principles.

The Chairman of the working group advised that the group would work closely with officers to make sure recommendations could be actioned as quickly as possible.

Resolved

(1)           That the Working Group updates be noted.