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Progress on decision making

Action 

Measure of success 

Information 
Coordinating climate action across Gloucestershire  Climate Change Action Plan

Climate Leadership Gloucestershire has been running for over a year. The agreed climate change action plan is being delivered. Read the most recent meeting notes. 
£1m Action Fund 

Budget spent and planned (2021-25), Climate Change Action Fund.

The fund has been established and is being used to fund the following:

  • Staffing including the Countywide Climate Change Coordinator
  • Match funding for tree planting projects and tree planting
  • Libraries events funding
  • Air quality improvements match funding
  • Electric vehicle infrastructure
  • Gloucestershire Youth Climate Group
Extend our £1m energy efficiency invest to save fund to all
Gloucestershire public sector organisations

Total amount available, Total Spent, CO2e savings (by organisation)

The fund is available, and has been made available to districts and partners. This has been used as follows:

Organisation Total amount available Total Spent CO2e savings
Gloucestershire County Council TBC TBC TBC
Others TBC TBC TBC
Gloucestershire Youth Climate Group 

Key Achievements 

Find out more about the Youth Climate Group

 

Key achievements from last year:

 

  • Presented at GCC Environment Scrutiny and Transport Forum 
  • Recruitment and induction of new members
  • Worked to produce information on climate change including campaigns and zines.
Recruit staff  Roles, FTE and current vacancies (Sustainability Team)

Sustainability team:

  • Energy and Renewables Manager - 1 FTE
  • Energy and Renewables Officer - 1 FTE
  • Climate Change and Air Quality Officer - 1 FTE
  • Sustainability Engagement Officers - 1.5 FTE
  • Tree Project Officer - 1 FTE
  • Biodiversity Officer - 1 FTE
  • Tree Project Support 2 FTE 
  • Climate Change Action Officer (Waste) 1 FTE 
Stress test public sector assets and services against climate change Stress test / emergency plan summary

Gloucestershire County Council's Civil Protection Team has resources for individual and community response to emergencies. 

The Gloucestershire Local Resilience forum provides resilience advice for families, businesses and communities.
Climate emergency response group  Implementation of the group  Not currently in place
Establish baseline carbon emissions for Gloucestershire Baseline emissions for the county and the county council 
Climate change impact assessments 

Climate Change impact assessment

Carbon Literacy training 

Climate change impact assessments are now mandatory in Cabinet reports. 

 

A first wave of Carbon Literacy training was rolled out (Feb-April 2022), for wider rollout across the Council once we have assessed the feedback. The training provides information on climate change science, how to be a climate leader in your role, and how to incorporate climate change into your decision making.