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Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment - Portsmouth City

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Thursday, 26th January 2023
10:00 AM
End:
Thursday, 26th January 2023
2:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Thursday, 26th January 2023
12:00 AM
Finished:
Thursday, 26th January 2023
12:00 AM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
26 Jan 2023
Location:
Council Chamber - The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Kimberly Barrett photo
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Greening the City
Councillor Kimberly Barrett

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Charlotte Gerada photo
Opposition spokesperson
Group Leader
Councillor Charlotte Gerada

Labour

Present, as expected

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Opposition spokesperson
Councillor Robert New

Absent

Councillor Russell Simpson photo
Opposition spokesperson
Deputy Group Leader
Councillor Russell Simpson

Portsmouth Independents Party

Present, as expected

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Agenda
1 Declarations of Members' Interests
2 Air Quality Assessment update
Purpose.

To provide the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Environment information on:

1.     Portsmouth City Council's (PCC) Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) responsibilities and the relevant Review and Assessments (R&A;) of air quality (AQ) in Portsmouth since 2019

2.     the legal responsibilities placed upon PCC in respect to AQ R&A; and the appraisals undertaken by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in respect to AQ in Portsmouth.

RECOMMENDED that the report be noted.
Attachments:
3 Urban Tree Challenge Fund
Purpose

a.     To update the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Environment on the detail of the Urban Tree Challenge Fund (UTCF).

b.     To brief the Cabinet member on the outcome of the grant application funded by the Forestry Commission and the financial award made to the Council.

c.     To provide an update on the planting locations and use of the grant.

RECOMMENDED that the report be noted.
Attachments:
4 The Queen's Green Canopy Commemorative Planting
Purpose

1.     To update the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Environment on the detail of the Defra funding awarded to lead delivery partners of The Queen's Green Canopy.

2.     To brief the Cabinet member on the outcome of the Defra award to lead delivery partner Trees for Cities and the extension of the Forgotten Paces programme.

RECOMMENDED that the report be noted.
Attachments:
5 PCC Climate Events during CoP 27- Green Partnership Charter
Purpose.

To provide information on a climate change engagement and partnership event organised and undertaken during the most recent Conference of the Parties (CoP 27) in November 2022.

RECOMMENDED that the report be noted.
6 PCC Climate Events during CoP 27- Climate Simulation Game
Purpose

To provide information on a climate change engagement and partnership event undertaken during the most recent Conference of the Parties (CoP 27) in November 2022.

RECOMMENDED that the report be noted.
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16th Mar 2023

Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment

Meeting

26th Jan 2023

Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment

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24th Nov 2022

Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment

Meeting

6th Oct 2022

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18th Jul 2022

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