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Proposed Terms of Reference

Bracknell Forest Climate Change Partnership

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Purpose:

1. To ensure that climate change is fully identified and integrated into the work of the Bracknell Forest Partnership and the Bracknell Forest Sustainable Community Strategy.

2. To define and support the implementation of appropriate climate change objectives in the Bracknell Forest Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement.

3. To network and influence the integration of the local cllmate change objectives into each themed partnership.

4. To support the development and implementation of the Bracknell Forest Climate Change Action Plan.

5. To support progress on Bracknell Forest’s climate change performance indicators:

1. NI185: CO₂ reduction from LA operations

2. NI186: per capita reduction in CO₂ emissions in the LA area.

3. NI188: planning to adapt to climate change.

6. To education and raise awareness of climate change and promote behaviour change in local business, statutory, voluntary and community sector organisations and groups and local residents.

7. To undertake partnership and community projects which support the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change.

8. To share and learn from other organisation’s best practices.

9. To engage and inform partnership members about sound environmental choices.

Structure: ON HOLD

1. A small executive committee comprising representatives of key stakeholders from the business, statutory, voluntary and community sectors (to be identified).

2. A general membership comprising representatives of any organisation or group, supporting the objectives of the Partnership.

3. Other project working groups, as required. (Possible sector groups from NI186: Households, Business, Transport, & NI188 Adapting)

Meetings

1. Quarterly meetings focussing on a relevant topic to take place at different partners’ premises where good practice may be demonstrated. Specialist guest speakers may be invited. These meetings will be open to general membership and invited guests.

2. Car sharing to meetings can be arranged through Bracknell Forest Travelshare: http://www.bracknellforesttravelshare.co.uk/default.asp?uxi=&cr=check

3. Executive committee meetings may precede or follow the quarterly members meeting.

4. Other project working group meetings, as required.

Key Roles

1. Chairman and Deputy Chairman, from outside Bracknell Forest Council to be elected annually by the executive committee.

2. A Liaison Officer will be nominated by Bracknell Forest Council.

3. Secretariat will be provided by Bracknell Forest Council.