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The member-led EAP required thorough investigation and information-gathering to ensure that the strategy produced by Dorset Council was factual and realistic. The primary actions were:
Establishing an accurate baseline figure of current emissions of GHG and mitigation measures has been uniquely challenging for Dorset Council as a result of 2019 Local Government Re-Organisation. The 6 proceeding Councils recorded and retained information relating to carbon emissions and sustainability management in a variety of different ways to varying degrees of accuracy leading to considerable difficulties in forming an accurate current picture.
Engage with partners, individual teams and the community to explore key issues, opportunities, identify progress and collate examples of national best practice:
A summary of the ideas generated through engagement with local schools and communities through the ‘call for ideas’ process is detailed in the Your Ideas section at the end of this strategy.
As a result of this evidence gathering eight key themes were identified and internal Task and Finish groups established to bring together technical experts and wider stakeholders.
Renewable Energy, Economy, Natural Assets, Food & Drink, Buildings, Transport, Waste, Water.
The theme-based Task and Finish groups were able to explore in more detail the national approach, scientific guidance, the relevance to Dorset Council and the Dorset area, and guide the creation of background technical papers to set out the information gathered and identify and contextualise areas for action.
Each technical paper briefly sets out not only the context but also the key issues and opportunities for action in each of the eight areas. Identifying objectives and areas where Dorset Council will seek to take action or work with wider partners.
Summary versions of these papers are detailed in the following sections, each with a link to the background technical paper. In addition to setting the background, they identify a number of actions which Dorset Council intends to progress and will form the basis for development of more detailed actions plans (see the next steps section).