Issue - meetings

To provide an update on progress against the Climate Change Strategy adopted in April 2022 (report of the Assistant Director – Regulatory enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director – Regulatory which provided an update on progress against the Climate Change Strategy adopted in April 2022.

The Climate Change and Environment Officer, the Group Manager – Climate Change and Environment, and the Assistant Director – Regulatory attended for this item.

The report was introduced by the Climate Change and Environment Officer which outlined the following:

• Background and context;
  • This included the establishment of the South and East Lincolnshire Climate Action Network (SELCAN) which served as a platform to share best practice and shape developments in relation to Climate Change. Membership of SELCAN was drawn from the public sector (including the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership), the private sector and the third sector. SELCAN held responsibility for the delivery and monitoring of the South and East Lincolnshire Climate Change Strategy; and
• SELCAN’s approach and progress achieved to date, which included:
  • The prioritisation of the formation of an engagement framework to enable the sharing of aims and promotion of projects and achievements; and
  • That eight themed SELCAN sub-groups had been formed with each working towards the development of priority proposals over the next 12 to 18 months.

Members considered the report and made the following comments:

• It was noted that drainage boards and farmers had a strong interest in environmental issues and members queried whether such organisations/individuals were included in SELCAN.
  • The Climate Change and Environment Officer confirmed this was the case and stated that eight SELCAN subgroups had been formed which included:
    • An ‘Agriculture and Food’ subgroup, which included stakeholders from growers, logistics and transportation businesses; and
    • A ‘Water Resilience and Adaptations’ subgroup which had representation from several drainage boards and flood organisations, including the Environment Agency.

• Members were pleased to note the progress achieved to date and looked forward to future continuous progress.

AGREED:

That the progress towards delivery of the Strategic Action Plan, which supported the successful implementation of the Climate Change Strategy in line with the Council’s commitments to mitigate and adapt to Climate Change, and to meet its net zero ambitions, be noted.