An action plan will be developed in collaboration with teams across the council to deliver this strategy. Actions in the plan will be clear about responsibility, timescales for delivery, costs, funding sources and targets.
Projects will be identified and prioritised for inclusion in the action plan. To allow the selection of a spread of projects across the themes and aims, and the consideration of qualitative factors, the final choices will be based on the judgement of officers and councillors.
A new Climate Change Officers' Board will be created to scrutinise delivery. of the action plan, replacing the current Officers’ Board. Composed of senior council officers and subject matter experts, it will meet quarterly to scrutinise progress on the action plan, and to monitor associated expenditure.
The review process for the strategy and action plan will be as follows:
- Each quarter a progress report on the delivery of the action plan will be compiled and scrutinised by the Climate Change Officers' Board and then shared with the Cabinet Member for Climate Change. A half-year summary will be provided to the Corporate Management Team and the Cabinet.
- Each year an annual report on achievements and progress will be provided to full council and published online.
Updates on progress will be presented to the JCAB, the councillor climate working group and other key forums as required or requested. The council will also join or participate in and reflect on the results of benchmarking and reporting schemes where appropriate.