Issue - meetings

This report provides an update for Members with regard to the Carbon Management programme and current Energy initiatives.

RESOLVED: The executive notes the progress to date of the Carbon management Programme.

REASON:      To be fully aware of the coordinated approach City of York Council is taking in order to manage carbon emissions from council activities.

Members considered a report which provided an update on the Carbon Management programme and current Energy initiatives, following the previous update to Executive in March 2009.

The report focused upon the receipt of Display Energy Certificates (DECs) for Council buildings, progress on the agreed programme and new projects identified across directorates.  In particular, it was reported that:

• DECs were now displayed in 82% of the Council’s major buildings, comparing favourably with national compliance rates of around 60%
• Completed projects had contributed a saving of 477 tonnes of carbon and the Yearsley Pool refurbishment had saving 230 tonnes
• Ongoing projects, including York High, Oaklands and Joseph Rowntree schools, had the potential to save around 3,100 tonnes per year
• New projects from ICT would generate savings of around 256 tonnes
• The appointment of a Data Analyst and a Sustainability Projects Officer, plus planned investment in smart metering, would contribute to improved information and progress with these important initiatives
• An action plan for behavioural change within the Council had been produced.  This included a new staff awareness campaign, ‘Save Us’.

Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was

RESOLVED: That the progress to date of the Carbon management Programme be noted.

REASON:      To be fully aware of the coordinated approach City of York Council is taking in order to manage carbon emissions from council activities.