Issue - meetings

The Board received a report setting out proposals to develop a Haringey Climate Change Alliance (CCA) in line with other London boroughs and outlining potential structure, functions and membership arrangements. The main objective of the Alliance would be to co-ordinate activity across the climate change agenda including reductions in CO₂ emissions and the efficient management of environmental resources. This would be achieved through engaging with businesses, public sector bodies, community and voluntary sector bodies through providing support, advice and signposting for example providing environmental audits, training sessions etc.

The Alliance was proposed to be operated as a council led organisation, sitting under the BPP. The Board considered that it would be more valuable for the Alliance to be led by voluntary or private sector representatives to ensure sign up from organisations not required to meet the same stringent statutory responsibilities as the council in relation to issues such as reducing CO₂ emissions. In addition, the Board stressed the importance of assigning clear targets and outcomes to the Alliance and promoting the benefits of sign up by organisations, including emphasising ‘quick wins’ and having ‘low carbon heros’ to promote the agenda.

Concerns were expressed regarding the proposal for the Alliance to be sited under the BBP and whether alignment with the HSP would complicate governance arrangements. It was suggested that Leeds could be used as a research case study as an example where the local CCA was operated as part of the local Strategic Partnership, to inform the development of the Alliance at Haringey.

RESOLVED:

·      That feedback from the Board be integrated into the proposed development of a Haringey Climate Change Alliance.