(35 minutes allocated) (1535-1610)
Councillor Majid Mahmood to move the following recommendations:
"That Council:
1. Notes the progress and achievements made in the last 12 months both on the Route to Zero Carbon and City of Nature programmes set out in Appendix 1, alongside wider Council and city decarbonisation activities.
2.Notes the level of Council’s greenhouse gas emissions, calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol reporting standards set out in para 4.2.
3. Notes the Birmingham’s City’s greenhouse gas territorial emissions using the UK local authority and regional greenhouse gas emissions national statistics set out in para 4.3.
4. The Route to Net Zero team will continue working with directorates and services across the Council to improve awareness of net zero and support activities to reduce the Council’s emissions. Alongside this, they will continue to work with stakeholders and citizens to support net zero, whilst pursuing further funding opportunities, building upon our previous successes, to deliver our climate change, nature, and net zero activities. Outcomes and progress will be reported annually to Council."