To consider a report of the Leader of the Council.

1. That the progress made since the September meeting of the Executive be noted.

2. That the Carbon Neutral Action Plan be noted and approved as a working document to be progressed and monitored through the working arrangements detailed in the plan.

3. That the working arrangements outlined in the report and Action Plan, through establishment of the Climate Emergency and Air Quality Commission, Council-Business Alliance and Climate Emergency Residents’ Panel, be noted and approved.

The Leader of the Council submitted a report which provided an update on activities that had taken place since the previous report to Executive on 28 September 2020, including the commitment to report back in December 2020 with a Carbon Neutral Action Plan that identified deliverable actions across Trafford, in the short, medium and long terms, through new working and governance arrangements. Thanks were accorded to Councillor Adshead and to the Scrutiny Task and Finish group which had contributed to the development of the plan. An opportunity was provided for Members to raise questions, which focussed on monitoring arrangements for performance across the operational estate, the risks of “silo working”, and the implementation timescales for short term actions proposed. On the latter, it was emphasised that Spring 2022 was intended to be the conclusion date for actions identified in that category.

            RESOLVED -

(1)       That the progress made since the September meeting of the Executive be noted.

(2)       That the Carbon Neutral Action Plan be noted and approved as a working document to be progressed and monitored through the working arrangements detailed in the plan.

(3)       That the working arrangements outlined in the report and Action Plan, through establishment of the Climate Emergency and Air Quality Commission, Council-Business Alliance and Climate Emergency Residents’ Panel, be noted and approved.