Climate Change Update
Argyll and Bute Council · 19 August 2025
Back to Helensburgh and Lomond Area Community Planning Group — 19 August 2025 and its agenda
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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
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Helensburgh & Lomond Hermitage May, Cardross next Community Resilience • Initial meeting following May ACPG • Contacted pilot groups across 4 A&B Areas • H&L: Helensburgh, Cardross, Rhu & Shandon plus ACPG vice chair, also to follow up with Cove & Kilcreggan • First site visit today after ACPG • SEPA, LL&TNP, R&I Flooding • This workstream to start in earnest Nov 2 Contact: Andy Macpherson, ACT climate project manager andy@act-now.org.uk