[Committee] Cambridge City Council

[S.J. Stretton]

Hi,
Sorry for mass email/ email flow today.

We are asked for contributions as to what Cambridge City Council can
do in the battle against climate change. Simon Chubb from Cambridge
City Council will speak at CB1 tomorrow thursday from 8pm. See below
for the Nottingham Convention on CC, signed by councils including (I
believe) Cambridge

Better building standards?
Any comments?

Regards,
Steve

> I spoke to Simon [Chubb] today and think it would be a good idea if you and any
> other Committee members available could prepare an input - from a
> specifically ZCSCU point of view - to raise with him under the heading 'what
> we can do to help CCC fulfill its Nottingham and other related obligations,
> as well as exploring what the CCC might be able to do to help us achieve our
> aims.

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/housingbuildings/localauthorities/NottinghamDeclaration/EST_NDec_cert_HR.pdf
NOTTINGHAM CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
We acknowledge that
• Evidence shows that climate change is occurring.
• Climate change will continue to have far reaching effects on the
UK's people and places, economy, society and environment.
We welcome the
• Social, economic and environmental benefits which come from
combating climate change.
• Emissions targets agreed by central government and the programme for
delivering change, as set out in the UK Climate Change Programme.
• Opportunity for local government to lead the response at a local
level, encouraging and helping local residents, local businesses and
other organisations - to reduce their energy costs, to reduce
congestion, to adapt to the impacts of climate change, to improve the
local environment and to deal with fuel poverty in our communities.
• Endorsement of this declaration by central government.
We commit our Council from this date to
• Work with central government to contribute, at a local level, to the
delivery of the UK Climate Change Programme, the
Kyoto Protocol and the target for carbon dioxide reduction by 2010.
• Participate in local and regional networks for support.
• Within the next two years develop plans with our partners and local
communities to progressively address the causes and
the impacts of climate change, according to our local priorities,
securing maximum benefit for our communities.
• Publicly declare, within appropriate plans and strategies, the
commitment to achieve a significant reduction of greenhouse
gas emissions from our own authority's operations, especially energy
sourcing and use, travel and transport, waste
production and disposal and the purchasing of goods and services.
• Assess the risk associated with climate change and the implications
for our services and our communities of climate
change impacts and adapt accordingly.
• Encourage all sectors in our local community to take the opportunity
to adapt to the impacts of climate change, to reduce
their own greenhouse gas emissions and to make public their commitment
to action.
• Monitor the progress of our plans against the actions needed and
publish the result.