Agenda and decisions

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To approve and sign the minutes of the Decision Session held on 17 October 2023.

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This report recognises the increasing threat facing the city, and region, by climate change. It outlines progress towards strengthening York’s resilience to climate change and sets out key climate risks, as identified through a climate risk and vulnerability assessment.

Resolved:

                     i.        That the assessment of identified climate risks, as set out in Annex D of the report, be approved.

                    ii.        That the recommended next steps, as set out in Paragraph 49 of the report, be approved.

Reasons:

                   i.          To provide a basis for ongoing climate action.

                  ii.          To strengthen the approach towards a Climate Ready York.

City of York Council has set a target to reduce carbon emissions from corporate activity to net zero by 2030. An Annual Carbon Emissions Report is produced every year to monitor progress against this target and identify areas of improvement.

Resolved: That the Corporate Emissions Report be approved for publication.

Reason: To monitor progress against the ambition for the council to be net zero by 2030.

This report presents the Emissions Inventory for the city of York. The data is used to monitor progress against the council ambition to achieve net zero carbon for the city by 2030.

Resolved: That the York Emissions Inventory Report be approved for publication.

Reason: To provide transparency of progress against the ambition for York to be net zero by 2030.