Phasing
The council will deliver this strategy in 3 phases between now and 2030.
A delivery plan for each phase will be created before it begins to show the activities the council will look to undertake and the funding it will make available during it, as well as actions for consideration in future phases.
Phase 1: Transition
(March 2025 to March 2026)
This phase will focus on quick wins and enabling work which needs to be completed for the rest of the strategy to move forward. This will include expanding capacity, developing staff, further research and evidence gathering, creating detailed plans, building partnerships and investigating more complex actions to trial in phase 2.
Phase 2: Acceleration
(March 2026 to March 2027)
This will lay the groundwork for the delivery of large-scale actions in the final phase, including by developing business cases, completing procurement and co-design processes, and conducting small-scale trials to demonstrate feasibility of phase 3 actions. Where possible, implementation of simpler actions will begin.
Phase 3: Delivery
(March 2027 onwards)
This phase will see the council deliver on most of the objectives in the strategy. With enhanced capacity as an organisation and with the groundwork in place, it will be able to deliver climate action at scale, both in its own operations and in support of borough-wide change.