Responsible Officers: Kevin Mowat

Cabinet Members: Councillors Morey

Total: £55,000

Appointment of additional climate change officers

  • Cabinet Portfolio: Infrastructure, Environment and Culture
  • Service: Strategy and Project Support
  • Proposal: The appointment of further climate change officers to deliver our Carbon Neutral plans both for the council and across Torbay.
  • Anticipated outcomes: An increase in the level of activity towards meeting our ambition of tackling climate change.
  • Associated risks: We are not able to recruit appropriate officers to these posts in a timely manner.
  • Environmental impact: Delivery of our Carbon Neutral plans will have a positive environmental impact.
  • Economic impact: There would be no differential economic impact.
  • Equality impact: There would be no differential equality impact.
  • 2022/23 Proposed Budget change: £75,000

Climate change subsidy (one-off funding)

  • Cabinet Portfolio: Infrastructure, Environment and Culture
  • Service: Strategy and Project Support
  • Proposal: Additional funding to support the delivery of our Carbon Neutral plans.
  • Anticipated outcomes: An increase in the level of activity towards meeting our ambition of tackling climate change.
  • Associated risks: The additional costs of projects and infrastructure within our Carbon Neutral plans are higher than budgeted for.
  • Environmental impact: Delivery of our Carbon Neutral plans will have a positive environmental impact.
  • Economic impact: There would be no differential economic impact.
  • Equality impact: There would be no differential equality impact.
  • 2022/23 Proposed Budget change: £100,000

Reduction in cost for disposal of residual waste

  • Cabinet Portfolio: Infrastructure, Environment and Culture
  • Service: Place
  • Proposal: A reduction in the amount of residual waste collected by focussing on increasing recycling rates (including through the work of our Recycling Co-ordinators).
  • Anticipated outcomes: An increased recycling rate will see a reduction in the amount of residual waste which is sent to the Energy from Waste Plant with the subsequent reduction in costs.
  • Associated risks: The rate of recycling does not increase and therefore the amount of residual waste generated remains at current levels, failing to achieve financial savings. Behaviour change may be slower than anticipated and could be disrupted by external factors (including the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and a further shortage of HGV drivers).
  • Environmental impact: An increase in recycling will have a positive environmental impact.
  • Economic impact: There would be no differential economic impact.
  • Equality impact: There would be no differential equality impact.
  • 2022/23 Proposed Budget change: (£120,000)