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Background:

The report set out the third update to the Climate Change Action Plan since the Council’s declaration of a climate change emergency in 2019. The Plan aligned with the One Medway Council Plan priority ‘enjoying clean, green, safe and connected communities.’

The actions within the Plan aimed to reduce carbon emissions in line with the One Medway Council Plan objective to achieve net zero by 2050 and increase resilience against the impacts of climate change for both Medway Council and Medway ‘the Place’. The Plan had been refreshed to reflect the Council’s current approach to climate action.

The report also provided details of the UK City Net Zero Declaration, to which Cabinet approval was sought to enable the Leader of the Council to sign the declaration.

The report had previously been considered by the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 12 June 2025 and by the Business Support and Digital Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 19 June 2025.

A Diversity Impact Assessment was set out at Appendix 4 to the report.

Reasons:

To continue to meet the requirements of Full Council’s climate emergency declaration, made in 2019.