To consider a report of the Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality and Climate Change.

1. That the progress on the recommendations made by the Climate Emergency Scrutiny Committee Task and Finish Group be noted.

2. That the progress made by the Council on implementing climate change measures in the borough be noted.

3. That the Trafford Carbon Neutral Framework Report produced by Anthesis be noted and that its publication on the Council’s website be agreed.

4. That approval be given to the proposed governance arrangements through the expansion of the existing Trafford Air Quality Commission into a Trafford Air Quality and Climate Change Commission.

 5. That approval be given to the initial Draft Carbon Neutral Action Plan, with a final draft and update to be brought back to Executive in December 2020.

The Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality and Climate Changesubmitted a report which provided an update on progress since the Council’s Climate Emergency Declaration of 28^th November 2018 and the report and recommendations of the Scrutiny Committee Task and Finish Group for Climate Change. It also described a Carbon Neutral Framework produced via consultants Anthesis, proposed new working and governance arrangements and the proposed scope and content of a Draft Trafford Carbon Neutral Action Plan. In discussion Members noted that this work represented the beginning of a challenging agenda, with further action to be undertaken on the issues now set out.

            RESOLVED -

(1)       That the progress on the recommendations made by the Climate Emergency Scrutiny Committee Task and Finish Group be noted.

(2)       That the progress made by the Council on implementing climate change measures in the borough be noted.

(3)       That the Trafford Carbon Neutral Framework Report produced by Anthesis be noted and that its publication on the Council’s website be agreed.

(4)       That approval be given to the proposed governance arrangements through the expansion of the existing Trafford Air Quality Commission into a Trafford Air Quality and Climate Change Commission.

(5)       That approval be given to the initial Draft Carbon Neutral Action Plan, with a final draft and update to be brought back to Executive in December 2020.