Issue - meetings

AGREED that Cabinet endorse progress with the LAEP to enable a focus on district wide carbon emissions across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

The Leader and Portfolio Holder for Strategy, Performance and Finance presented a report which informed Members of plans for Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP) across the East Midlands (East Midlands Mayoral Combined Authority geographical area) and sought approval for investing in a Local Area Energy Plan for Newark and Sherwood, as part of the wider work of the region. The Plan would enable the Council to work towards moving to its carbon reduction target to net zero by 2035. The report detailed how officers were exploring various funding sources to alleviate financial pressures for the required works for infrastructure and equipment to reduce emissions arising from energy use.

AGREED (unanimously) that Cabinet endorse progress with the LAEP to enable a focus on district wide carbon emissions across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Reasons for Decision

To help the Council deliver against its Carbon reduction target of net zero (direct emissions) by 2035, and to gather information to help the district determine potential pathways, technologies and scenarios, to achieving carbon net zero across the district. The Council have already made the commitment to reducing its own emissions. This is an opportunity to focus on the whole district and work towards a carbon net zero Newark and Sherwood.

Options Considered

The alternative option is to do nothing. In this situation the work will continue in partnership across the East Midlands without Newark & Sherwood District Council input, which will result in the need to gather this information independently, as required, likely for a greater cost.