Issue - items at meetings - 10:10 Carbon Commitment

Proposed by Councillor Fallon-Khan (copy attached).

110b.1      The Cabinet considered the following Notice of Motion proposed by Councillor Fallon-Khan:

“This Council recognises the progress that has been made in recent years to reduce the Council’s and City’s carbon emissions and on wider sustainability initiatives. In particular:

·      Launching a £6 million energy efficiency grant scheme over three years to help householders cut costs and carbon emissions

·      Committing to installing a network of electric car charging points in the city

·      Running a successful Carbon Management Programme, saving more than £50,000 to date in energy efficiency measures, with more to follow

·      Committing the council and the city to tough, short-term targets to cut carbon dioxide emissions – by 12% over three years

·      Helping secure £180,000 from the Department for International Development for Climate Connections, a three year city-wide public engagement project

·      Committing to introduce a network of park and rides sites at key strategic locations in the City

·      Launching an impressive bid at an internationally-recognised conference to become the world’s first Urban Biosphere

·      Playing an integral part in helping the city’s Food Partnership secure a grant of £500,000 over four years

·      Launching a major Be Local Buy Local campaign to support local jobs and the environment.

This Council welcomes the national 10:10 campaign to persuade every sector of British society to work together to achieve a 10% cut in their carbon emissions in 2010. The 10:10 campaign is receiving growing support from a wide range of organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors as well as from individuals and households.

Therefore, as part of its continuing drive towards achieving a low carbon Brighton & Hove, this Council resolves to:

·      Call on the Cabinet, as soon as possible, to sign up to the 10:10 campaign to reduce the City Council’s carbon emissions by 10% in 2010/11.

·      Request that the Cabinet considers calling for a report to be brought to the meeting of the Sustainability Cabinet Committee in January 2010 outlining the measures which will be taken to attempt to achieve this ambitious goal.”

110b.2      RESOLVED – That the Notice of Motion be noted and referred to the Sustainability Cabinet Committee.