Decision details

Council's Approach to Delivering Zero40 and Zero45.

RESOLVED:-

(i)      that the Council’s Sustainable Energy Action Plan, as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report now submitted, be approved;

(ii)     that approval be given to plan to procure and appoint one or more organisations to support Barnsley Council officers with strategic expertise to develop a specialist engagement framework and a ‘road map’ to show how we achieve net zero carbon and to develop a framework to measure performance;

(iii)    that the proposed governance structure which includes the establishment of an externally focussed partnership, and an internally focused group which will both report into the emerging Barnsley 2030 Board arrangements, be approved;

(iv)    that the Council demonstrates civic leadership in order to increase carbon awareness by ensuring governance arrangements adequately identify and assess carbon impacts of our future activities. Page 113 Cab.7.10.2020/8 2, be agreed; and

(v)     that the zero carbon targets set by Cabinet in September 2019 be redefined as net zero targets aligning us with government ambitions, be approved.