Cpp Climate Strategy
Argyll and Bute Council · 12 August 2025
Back to Bute and Cowal Area Community Planning Group — 12 August 2025 and its agenda
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Argyll and Bute Council Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal Agus Bhòid Executive Director: Douglas Hendry Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT Tel: 01546 605522 DX 599700 LOCHGILPHEAD 12 August 2025 SUPPLEMENTARY PACK 3 Meeting of the BUTE AND COWAL COMMUNITY PLANNING GROUP held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on TUESDAY, 12 AUGUST 2025 at 10:00 AM. I enclose herewith a report in relation to Item 8 – CLIMATE CHANGE Douglas Hendry Executive Director BUSINESS 8. CLIMATE CHANGE (Pages 3 - 4) Bute and Cowal Community Planning Group Reeni Kennedy-Boyle (Vice-Chair) Jean Moffat (Chair) Contact: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager - 01436 658717 Public Document Pack
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Classification: OFFICIAL Argyll & Bute Climate Action: August 2025 update Remit & Vision • Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan action across a set of priority areas within the CPP’s ability to control or influence: – Infrastructure [includes natural] – Policy Influence – Skills, Procurement and Supply Chain – Resilience/Carbon Literacy – Risk Assessment – Crosscutting/Other “We make Argyll and Bute climate ready by acting together to understand and adapt to our changing climate” Progress • Ongoing work on action plan, community engagement, risk assessment, alignment with other regions • PM to remain in post to Jul 2026 to support – Community risk & resilience – Future partnership/funding options 1 Page 3 Agenda Item 8
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Classification: OFFICIAL Bute and Cowal Community Resilience • Limited capacity in community councils A&B • Contacted pilot groups across 4 A&B Areas • B&C: Strachur, ColGlen, Dunoon (Sandbank) • SEPA, R&I Flooding • This workstream to start in earnest Nov • What if no community council? 2 Contact: Andy Macpherson, ACT climate project manager andy@act-now.org.uk Page 4