The Panel is asked to agree the notes of the meeting held on 26 February 2025as a true and accurate record.

The Panel is asked to consider the Work Plan and agree any amendments.

The Committee and Member Services Manager will provide a verbal update.

At its meeting on 12 March 2025, Cabinet considered the following reports from the Climate and Environment Panel and made responses to the recommendations:

·       Net Zero Masterplan Update

·       Update and Overview of work on the Waste Review

·       Heat Networks and Zoning

Cabinet’s responses to recommendations will be presented to the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 26 March 2025 for noting.

The Panel is asked to:

1.    Note Cabinet’s responses to its recommendations.

The Environmental Sustainability Lead has submitted a presentation on the Energy Efficiency Update.

The Panel is asked to note the presentation and agree any recommendations.

The Environmental Sustainability Lead has submitted a presentation on the Carbon Offsetting Update.

The Panel is asked to note the presentation and agree any recommendations.

Presentation will be published as part of a supplementary agenda.

The Environmental Sustainability Lead has submitted a presentation on the Zero Carbon Industrial Decarbonisation Update.

The Panel is asked to note the presentation and agree any recommendations.

Presentation will be published as part of a supplementary agenda.

The Panel is asked to note the dates and times of future meetings of the Climate and Environment Panel.

Next meetings are scheduled for after the Scrutiny Committee in June 2025.

Meetings will take place remotely via Zoom.

If the Committee wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any aspects of the preceding agenda items it  will be necessary for Council to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 specifying the grounds on which their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act if and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. (The Access to Information Procedure Rules – Section 15 of the Council’s Constitution – sets out the conditions under which the public can be excluded from meetings of the Council).

The Panel is asked to agree the exempt notes of the meeting held on 26 February 2025 as a true and accurate record.