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Audit Wales Assurance & Risk Assessment Report – Carbon reduction plan
Meeting: 12/03/2024 - Cabinet (Item 137)
137 Audit Wales Assurance & Risk Assessment Report – Carbon reduction plan 
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Decision:
As detailed in the recommendation.
Minutes:
Councillor Healey introduced the report and explained that in 2019 the Welsh Government called for the Public Sector to become net zero carbon by 2030. Following that declaration, Cabinet resolved in December 2019 to a Climate Change Strategy which would set key aims and actions for creating a net zero carbon Council by 2030.
The Climate Change Strategy and action plan were adopted by Council in February 2022. The strategy set the commitment, ambition, actions and milestone targets to reach our net zero carbon goal.
In July 2022, Audit Wales issued a report that called for stronger public sector
leadership on reducing carbon emissions in Wales. Following this, they had carried out individual audits of each Council’s carbon commitment and action against the findings of their public sector wide report.
The purpose of the report was to give an overview of the Assurance & Risk
Assessment review and action that has been taken to date to address the recommendation.
The report would be submitted to Climate Change Committee and Governance and Audit Committee.
RESOLVED:
That the outcome of the Audit Wales report, the Council’s response to it be noted and the actions being taken to address its recommendation be supported.