A new role overseeing climate change has been created on Devon County Council’s Cabinet for the first time as leader John Hart re-shuffles his team. Senior county councillor Andrea Davis will take charge of the authority’s growing role in combating climate change and becoming net-zero carbon by 2030.
Since March 2020, tackling the climate emergency has remained a top priority, and over the last year real progress has been made to create a roadmap, which will the show the way to a net-zero Devon by 2050 at the latest.
Devon’s householders have the chance to help the county become net-zero by joining Devon Climate Emergency’s (DCE) solar panel group-buying scheme.
The Task Force is a team of environmental experts, academics, community representatives and business leaders who have volunteered their time for free to deliver Devon’s Carbon Plan.
“This is not about gestures, this is about action,” Chief Executive Phil Norrey told members of Devon County Council’s ruling Cabinet this morning.
Devon County Council leader John Hart has pledged cash support towards a new drive to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change.
