Issue - meetings

Officer Contact: Simon Chubb, Sustainable City Manager & Climate Change Officer, Tel. 01223 457189 

Matter for Decision:

The Cambridge Environmental Framework adopted at Environment Scrutiny Committee in June 2009 outlined 15 indicators, including 12 national indicators, against which environmental performance in the Council and Cambridge City will be measured. It also contained a commitment to publicly report this performance annually in an Environment Report. This report summarises environmental performance over the first year since adoption of the Cambridge Environmental Framework.

Decision of Exec Cllr for Climate Change and Growth:

Agreed:

To approve the first annual Cambridge Environment Report 2009-10 for reporting Council environmental performance and informing future planning for environmental service delivery.

Reason for the Decision:

As detailed in the officer report.

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

N/A

Scrutiny Considerations:

The Climate Change Officer introduced the report. The Chair questioned the value of producing a report that is not required nationally. It was agreed that is has a value in measuring performance against agreed targets. In response to member questions the officers stated that it is not possible to give per resident figures as population data is not available,

Fuel poverty was discussed and the offer confirmed that this may not give a true reflection of the situation due to the complexity of the reporting methods.

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