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Lancashire County Council Cabinet Committee on Climate Change and the Environment Minutes of the Meeting held on Monday 24 May 2010, 3.00 pm at County Hall, Preston Present: County Councillor Tim Ashton (In the Chair) County Councillor Mike Calvert County Councillor Susie Charles County Councillor Michael Green County Councillor Janice Hanson Co-Opted Members Anne Selby – Lancashire Wildlife Trust Dr John Collins – Environment Agency Apologies for Absence Apologies for absence were received from County Councillor Mark Perks. Disclosure of Personal and Prejudicial Interests None were declared. Minutes of the Meeting held on 8th December 2009 The Minutes of the meeting held on the 8th December, 2009 were presented. 9. Resolved: That the Minutes of the meeting held on the 8th December, 2009 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman. Dr John Collins reported that he is taking up a temporary secondment within the Agency to review regulatory practices across England and Wales. He is therefore stepping down from his co-opted role, but his successor will continue the Agency's participation in the Committee. The Chair and Members thanked John for his valuable advice during his short spell on the Committee, and wished him well for the future. Lessons learned from the Cumbrian Floods Dr John Collins, Regional Manager of the Environment Agency gave a presentation on the impact of the Cumbrian Floods that occurred in November 2009. Dr Collins highlighted the key points of the floods including the causes, impact on rivers and towns and the warning systems used. 1 Some of the key points learned from the Cumbrian Floods included: 10. Ensuring effective engagement with the local communities to help prepare for any incidents. Acting early on forecasts rather than actual rainfall. Developing a formal framework of policies and procedures for recovery. Recognising the need to communicate the severity of flooding. Preparing for media demands Helping businesses recover qujckly Resolved: That the Committee note the presentation and the comments made regarding the lessons learned from the Cumbrian Floods and requested that the key points of the lessons learned be reported to the next meeting of the Committee.. Adapting to Climate Change – Activity Update Joanne Hudson gave a verbal update and reported that Lancashire County Council was making good progress towards National Indicator NI188 – 'planning to adapt to climate change'. Joanne explained that National indicator 188 measures local authority progress on assessing and managing climate risk and opportunities. It also measures progress on incorporating action into local authority and partners/strategic planning. There are four levels of the indicator which gauge the progress of a local area in the achievement of the following objectives: 1. Assess the risks and opportunities comprehensively across the area 2. Take action in any identified priority areas 3. Develop an adaptation action plan setting out the risk assessment, where the priority areas are and what action is being taken to address these 4. Implement, assess and monitor the actions on an ongoing basis. Joanne advised that a full report with details of what Lancashire County Council is doing to make progress towards National Indicator NI188 would be presented to a future meeting of the Committee. 11. Resolved: That the Committee note the verbal update, and agreed that a full report be presented to the September 2010 meeting of the Committee. Carbon Reduction Programme 2011/11 in Lancashire County Council Operation Fiona Cruchley (Environment Directorate) presented a report and explained that the County Council has to report annually on the carbon dioxide emissions from its own operations through the requirements of NI 185. The indicator requires emissions from buildings, street-lighting, business travel 2 and service delivery to be assessed. The first report on this performance indicator was made in July 2009 and this provides the baseline year against which future reductions will be measured. In 2008/9 Lancashire County Council emitted 159,000 tonnes CO2. The target for the County Council is to reduce these emissions by 16% in 5 years. Fiona also explained that of the £20 million pounds spent by the County Council on energy, £10 million was spent in Schools. The Committee discussed ways in which everyone could jointly work, particularly with Schools to look at ways to reduce the CO2 emissions. 12. Resolved: That the Committee noted the report and requested that a financial or other mechanism be investigated by officers from the Resources Directorate and the Environment Directorate that will enable schools to make capital investments to reduce their energy consumption and carbon emissions. A progress should be brought to the next meeting of the Committee to be held in July 2010. Lancashire Climate Change Strategy Annual Progress Report (2009 – 10) Debbie King (Environment Directorate) presented the report which set out progress made against Lancashire's target to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2020 as well as objectives for adapting to the consequences of a changing climate. Debbie explained that The Climate Change Partnership recommends that the Lancashire target to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2020 (from 1990 baseline) should be increased initially to 34% to reflect the national target. A further 'stretch' target on top of this should then be considered after the publication of the updated 2008 regional study into the potential for carbon savings in the Northwest (Autumn 2010) and 2008 DECC CO2 emissions data has been released. 13. Resolved: The Committee that resolved to: (a) Note the first annual progress report on Lancashire's Climate Change Strategy, and; (b) Endorsed the Lancashire Climate Change Partnership's recommendation that targets are revised to 34% (to reflect the national target) and that the finalised progress report be reported to the Lancashire Leaders. Lancashire Partnership's 'Big Ticket' approach to Climate Change Andy Mullaney (Environment Directorate) presented the report and explained that 'Big Ticket Issues' (BTIs) have been identified by the Lancashire Partnership as those issues that affect a range of outcomes, and that significantly influence the County Council's efforts to achieve both LAA and longer term (Ambition Lancashire) targets. 3 Four Big Ticket Issues have been agreed by the Partnership based on emerging Comprehensive Area Assessment findings, impact, resident priority, performance and cost (financial, social and long term implications). They are: The Economy Health Inequalities Affordable Housing, and Climate Change The Lancashire Partnership has asked various partnerships in the county to formulate ideas and proposals that would make a 'breakthrough' against the appropriate Big Ticket issue. The Lancashire Climate Change Partnership, together with various other groups, has developed some early thinking on projects that might make a breakthrough as follows: Fuel Poverty Referral Project Low Cost Home Insulation Project Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) Resource Efficiency Project Spatial Planning Project Andy gave an update on each of the projects and the take up on things like loft and wall insulation. 14. Resolved: The Committee then resolved to note the report and agreed to support the emerging four project ideas from the Lancashire Partnership's 'Big Ticket' approach to climate change. The Chair requested the Lancashire Climate Change Partnership consider Big Ticket projects around fuel poverty, schools carbon emissions, and climate change adaptation. 'The National and International Context on Climate Change Policy, Post Copenhagen' Andrew Coombe (Environment Directorate) presented the report which examined the recent international climate change summit at Copenhagen. Andrew highlighted the existing national policy on climate change and addressed how these policy agendas are translated at the regional and local level, he also described the work Lancashire County Council was doing in response to this including: Launching the Lancashire Climate Change Strategy in April 2009. The County Council taking a lead role in co-ordinating delivery on National Indicator 186. Leading on National Indicator 187 'Reducing Fuel Poverty' for the Lancashire Local Area Agreement (LAA). 4 15. Leading on National Indicator 188 'Adapting to Climate Change'. Working on the County Council's programme of work to reduce carbon emissions from its own operations. The 5 year programme aims to deliver a reduction of 16%. Maximising the economic opportunities associated with the shift to a low carbon economy, encouraging businesses to lower their energy use, carbon emissions and waste and supporting the development of a low carbon economy in Lancashire. Transport planning (for example the current Local Transport Plan 3) which aims to reduce congestion and emissions by encouraging people to use public transport and to walk or cycle short journeys. Keeping up to date with the developments regarding a nuclear power station for Heysham. Resolved: The Committee agreed to note the report. An Introduction to Carbon Offsetting and the Lancashire Gulu Carbon Compensation Scheme Fiona Cruchley presented the report which provided an introduction to Carbon Offsetting, Fiona explained that Carbon Offsetting means paying another party to reduce CO2 emissions somewhere else on your behalf. Fiona also explained that Carbon Offsetting cannot be used to fund projects in Lancashire. Carbon offset projects must be additional to emission reduction projects that are already required. Lancashire County Council's Carbon Offset project is the Lancashire Gulu Carbon Compensation Scheme. The project is now in its third year, and it was established with the support of the County Council. Support is now limited to a modest amount of officer time. The development of the project has been undertaken as a partnership between the County Council and the Lancashire Gulu Link charity here in Lancashire, working with Gulu Municipal Council and the Gulu Lancashire Link charity in Uganda. The project builds on a relationship between the 2 communities that was established in the early 1990s. 16. Resolved: The Committee agreed to note the report. Date of the Next Meeting It was reported that the next meeting of the Committee would be held on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 at 10.00 am in the Policy Meeting General Room, Christ Church Precinct at County Hall, Preston. Ged Fitzgerald Chief Executive County Hall Preston 5