Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Environment and Culture

1.      The financial, reputational and resource implications for the Council of the new CRC scheme have been noted and considered.

2.      Agreement is given to participate in Carbon Trading Public Sector 2009/10, which is a ‘dry run’ of the CRC scheme.

3.      The need has been agreed for the skills, tasks and roles outlined in 4.2.4. of the Cabinet report to be implemented to undertake the CRC.

4.      A carbon financial trading strategy will be prepared.

5.      It is noted that TEAM (Energy Auditing Agency) Ltd will provide services to the carbon reduction work of the council.

As Portfolio Holder for Environment, Councillor Crake presented the report and outlined the legal obligation for a Carbon Reduction Commitment from April 2010.  The scheme was designed to encourage and promote energy efficiency through financial and reputational incentives.  New skills sets would need to be developed to enable accurate monitoring and carbon trading expertise to be developed.

RESOLVED

1.      That the financial, reputational and resource implications for the Council of the new CRC scheme is noted and considered.

2.      That agreement is given to participate in Carbon Trading Public Sector 2009/10, which is a ‘dry run’ of the CRC scheme.

3.      That agreement is given to the need for the skills, tasks and roles outlined in 4.2.4. of the Cabinet report to be implemented to undertake the CRC.

4.      That a carbon financial trading strategy is to be prepared.

5.      That it is noted that TEAM (Energy Auditing Agency) Ltd will provide services to the carbon reduction work of the council.