The purpose of the report of the Head of Universal and Infrastructure Services is to agree a submission to the Local Government Association’s (LGA) ‘Climate Local’ programme to set out Wirral Council’s current planned actions on climate change. Wirral Council is a signatory to the Climate Local programme and under the terms of the programme is expected to make an initial submission before the end of June 2014.

Wirral Council is already committed to develop a new climate change strategy. Work on this strategy has been progressed via the Wirral Climate Change Group and is nearing completion. It is proposed that the remaining steps to complete and approve the new strategy form the basis for the initial Climate Local submission (see Appendix 1). It is proposed that future submissions are made on the basis of annual reports to Regeneration and Environment Policy and Performance Committee

Resolved –

(1)  That an initial submission to the LGA Climate Local programme be made on the basis of the Council’s existing commitment to develop a new climate change strategy.

(2)  The proposed Climate Local submission set out in Appendix 1 be approved for submission to the LGA.

(3)  That the Head of Universal and Infrastructure Services be authorised to submit (as appropriate) progress reports to the LGA that are consistent with annual reports on climate change work approved by the Regeneration and Environment Policy and Performance Committee.