The Cabinet Member is requested to endorse the ‘Cool Steps’ annual progress report 2018 (Appendix 1 to the attached report) and the Climate Change Strategy – Priority Action Plan (Appendix 2 to the submitted report) to meet the Council’s Climate Local commitment.

Resolved: That

(1)  The work of the Cool Wirral Partnership and the progress outlined in the submitted report to implement the climate change strategy, be noted;

(2)  The observations arising from the Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s consideration of the annual report on climate change, be noted; and

(3)  The ‘Cool Steps’ annual progress report (Appendix 1) and the Climate Change Strategy – Priority Action Plan (Appendix 2) to meet the Council’s Climate Local commitment, be endorsed.

Wirral Council is a signatory to Climate Local and is duly committed to identify actions on climate change and the public reporting of progress with respect to these.