Wiltshire Council acknowledges the public concern in respect of
the environment and global warming and proposes that Wiltshire
Council implement the following this year:
To
refer to the Leader to consider the establishment of a portfolio
holder or cabinet member with responsibility for environmental
issues with a remit to:
1.
Agree parameters with Overview and Scrutiny that
represent the council impact on the environment and can be
accurately reported to council on a regular period, to potentially
include
a.
Carbon generation/use by the council.
b.
Energy use year on year by the council.
c.
Reports on the use of vehicles by the council in
respect of their environmental impact.
d.
Report on the use of the council’s car share
system particularly in respect of methods to increase its
use.
e.
Monitor and report on air quality across the county
to inform future decision
f.
Monitor and report on any major development and
technology used for the management of waste in Wiltshire to report
on any local impact.
2.
Investigate and report on the viability of
purchasing our power from “Green Suppliers”
3.
Investigate the adoption of building and planning
recommendations to allow for electric charging points on new build
property to facilitate future use of electric vehicles.
4.
Investigate the potential adoption of renewable
energy generation for Council property
5.
Investigate the adoption of building and planning
recommendations to allow for sustainable systems to be compulsory
on new build property.
6.
Investigate the commercial viability of installing
electric car chargers across Wiltshire to encourage and enable the
use of electric vehicles in Wiltshire.
7.
To enhance the current air quality strategy and
request that any air pollution responsibilities that are passed to
Wiltshire Council are fully funded by central
government.
8.
Instigate a Green Campaign to support and stimulate
the generation of sustainable ideas across Wiltshire