Issue - meetings

This report marks the fourth year of reporting carbon emissions for the council’s buildings and operations and it asks the Executive Member to approve the Annual Carbon Emissions Report for publication.

Resolved: That the Executive Member approved the Annual Emissions Report for publication.

Reason: To monitor progress against the Council’s ambition to be net zero by 2030.

The Head of Carbon Reduction presented the report and noted that recorded corporate emissions had increased, and that this could partly be explained by the increasing efficiency of carbon data recording tools.

In response to questions from the Executive Member, the Head of Carbon Reduction confirmed that:

·        The council was still on track to meet targets to be net zero by 2030, but that there were challenges surrounding this, for example in relation to HGV fleets, which would need to be tackled.

·        One barrier to reducing carbon emissions was regarding the financing of decarbonising heating systems, in that many older buildings in York had restrictions on renovating the systems which were currently in place.

Resolved: That the Executive Member approved the Annual Emissions Report for publication.

Reason: To monitor progress against the Council’s ambition to be net zero by 2030.