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Report of Head of Environmental Services

Summary

This report considers the progress of the Use of Natural Resources Delivery Group and the overall progress of the Council in responding to climate change and energy efficiency within its own operations.

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended:

(1)               To note the achievements of the Use of Natural Resources project.

(2)               To support Cherwell’s Carbon Management Plan (Appendix 1) reducing 22% of the Council’s carbon emissions by 2014/15 through improving the energy efficiency of its own operations.

(3)               To approve the Energy Policy (Appendix 2) which sets out the how the Council will use energy efficiently.

Approved

The Head of Environmental Services submitted a report that considered the progress of the Use of Natural Resources Delivery Group and the overall progress of the Council in responding to climate change and energy efficiency within its own operations.

Resolved

(1)               That the achievements of the Use of Natural Resources project be noted.

(2)               That Cherwell’s Carbon Management Plan (annex 2 to the minutes as set out in the minute book) reducing 22% of the Council’s carbon emissions by 2014/15 through improving the energy efficiency of its own operations be supported.

(3)               To approve the Energy Policy (annex 3 to the minutes as set out in the minute book) which sets out the how the Council will use energy efficiently.

Reasons

A co-ordinated cross-service approach has been employed to take action and to drive forward and support Cherwell’s Carbon Management Plan reducing 22% of its carbon emissions by 2014/15.   The strategic themes of the Carbon Management Plan will derive largely from the Use of Natural Resource Delivery Group and its work streams. A new Energy Policy will help further the success of carbon reduction work as part of the Carbon Management Plan.

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