Executive Member for Community Protection
10 June 2010
INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE DECISION MAKING MEETING
EXECUTIVE MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY PROTECTION
RECORD OF DECISION
An Individual Executive Decision-Making meeting was held on 10 June 2010.
PRESENT:
Julia Rostron.
**OFFICIALS:
Jeff Duffield, Susie Joscelyne and Alasdair Monteith
SIGN UP TO THE 10:10 CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN
The Director of Environment submitted a report to comment of the national 10:10 Climate
Change Campaign, which encourages individuals and organisations to cut carbon dioxide
emissions by 10% over the next year.
The report outlined that the 10:10 Campaign was launched in September 2009 by the makers of
the climate change film The Age of Stupid. This film received a public viewing in Middlesbrough
in December 2009. The main aim of the 10:10 Campaign was to reduce the UK’s Carbon Dioxide
emissions by 10% in 2010. Signatories are being asked to join the Campaign and commit to
reducing their carbon dioxide emissions by at least 3% and ideally 10% over a 12 month period.
The 10:10 Campaign was supported by the Energy Saving Trust and the Carbon Trust. Over 100
Local Authorities across the UK have already signed up, including all four neighbouring Tees
Valley councils. The day after taking power the new Coalition Government announced that they
would sign up to the 10:10 Campaign.
Participation in the 10:10 Campaign requires signatories to:
Set a baseline year that ends at any point between September 1st 2009 and June 30 th
2010. National Indicator 185 data: “Carbon dioxide reduction from local authority
operations” can be used for the submission of baseline data. This records the council’s
carbon dioxide emissions each year.
Aim to achieve a 10% cut in NI185 emissions over the 12 month period, with a minimum of
a 3% cut.
a)
b)
The report outlined that data from schools and outsourced emissions are not included in the
10:10 emission methodology. Carbon dioxide emissions from schools accounted for 26% of
Middlesbrough’s total carbon dioxide emissions in 2008/2009. The key areas where emission
data is reported on for the 10:10 Campaign included:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Electricity from council buildings
On site fuel use (gas and oil) from council buildings
Transport emissions from council fleet and car business travel
Council officers’ and Members’ air and rail business travel
At the end of the 10:10 action year, Middlesbrough Council would be listed on the 10:10 register
of successful participants if it reports a carbon dioxide reduction of 3% or more within the year.
The Campaign organisers say that the 10:10 process does not involve any independent audit or
league table ranking for organisations that do not achieve the 3% reduction.
The report outlined the key issues including that Middlesbrough Council had adopted a One
Planet Living approach to sustainability in 2008 and that it was already working to reduce carbon
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dioxide emissions to ensure compliance with the “Covenant of Mayors” initiative. Further details
of the key issues were detailed in the report.
ORDERED
That Middlesbrough Council signs up to the 10:10 Campaign to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions by at least 3% in 2010/11 from a baseline of 2009/10. The Campaign was not
legally binding and there were no penalties should the 3% minimum reduction target not
be met.
REASON
The decisions were supported by the following reasons:
1. The 10:10 Campaign was consistent with Middlesbrough’s commitments under the
“Covenant of Mayors” scheme, which requires a carbon dioxide reduction of 21%
in Middlesbrough by 2020 based on a 2005 baseline. It also supported National
Indicator 186: “Per capita emissions in the local authority area” and National
Indicator 185: “Carbon dioxide reduction from local authority operations”.
2. The 10:10 Campaign was consistent with the aims of Middlesbrough One Planet
Living approach to sustainability, which was adopted by the council in April 2008.
The decision will come into force with immediate effect and is not subject to scrutiny callin procedures.
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