Decision details

Matter for Decision:

A Climate Change Fund with an initial investment of £250,000 was agreed at Council on 21 February 2008 to be used to provide funding for schemes or activities which will contribute to the achievement of the Council’s climate change and carbon reduction Medium Term Objective. Detailed operational guidelines for management of the fund were agreed at Environment Scrutiny Committee in July 2007, which included a requirement for the total expenditure and achievements of the fund to be reported to Environment Scrutiny Committee annually. This report constitutes the second Climate Change Fund annual status report documenting performance of the fund up to June 2010.

Decision of Exec Cllr for Climate Change and Growth:

Agreed:

To note the second annual status report for the Council’s Climate Change Fund.

Reason for the Decision:

As stated in the officer report.

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

N/A

Scrutiny Considerations:

The Climate Change Officer introduced the report. The Scrutiny Committee noted the report and supported the achievements to-date. The amount of officer time taken up by small projects was noted.

The Executive Councillor for Climate Change and Growth noted the report.

Conflicts of interest declared by the Executive Councillor (and any dispensations granted)

N/A