To receive apologies for absence

(Please note that it is the responsibility of individual members to declare an interest prior to the item if they arrive late for the meeting)

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 8 November 2022

A presentation from Asher Minns, Co-Chair of the Norwich Climate Commission, to update CEEEP on the Climate Commission’s progress and work over the past year, and to inform members of future plans. 

Asher Minns is the Executive Director, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia.

Purpose - The purpose of this report is to update CEEEP on currently approved activity relating to:

Biodiversity Strategy and Development Plan
The council’s corporate climate action plan
The council’s proposed citywide climate action plan 

This report focuses on current and near future tactical and strategic workstreams including how they fit into the wider programme, their intended outcomes and progress to date. 

Included in this report is a summary of the newly proposed scope and structure of the council’s overarching and newly proposed Environmental Programme, and this report is structured according to strategic themes of the new programme. 

This report is presented alongside a separate consultation report which seeks CEEEP’s comment on the scope of the council’s proposed overarching environmental programme, which replaces a workstream previously known as the Environmental Action Plan. 

Purpose - The purpose of this report is to consult with CEEEP regarding the scope of the newly proposed Environmental Programme discussed herein.

Purpose - To consider a member’s question to a cabinet member which was referred from Council on 29 November 2022 to the next available meeting of the panel.