Climate, Environment & Biodiversity Committee - 21/04/2025

At a MEETING of the CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 21st April, 2025.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON	Kevin KEENAN	Fraser MACPHERSON
Willie SAWERS	Helen WRIGHT	Derek SCOTT

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON	Steven ROME	Dorothy McHUGH
Jimmy BLACK	Lynne SHORT	George McIRVINE
Mark FLYNN	Roisin SMITH	Wendy SCULLIN
Stewart HUNTER	Siobhan TOLLAND	Daniel COLEMAN
Ken LYNN	Georgia CRUICKSHANK	Michael CRICHTON
Lee MILLS	Jax FINNEGAN	Craig DUNCAN

 

Councillor Heather ANDERSON, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 6th January, 2025 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II COMPOST CERTIFICATION 2025/2026

 

There was submitted Report No 112-2025 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services providing an update on the Publicly Available Specification for composted materials (PAS 100) certification for the composting process carried out by Dundee City Council at Riverside.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note that Dundee City Council had recently achieved accreditation to the PAS 100 quality standard for 2025/2026. Accreditation had been held since 2008.

 

III DUNDEE CLIMATE RISK AND VULNERABILITY UPDATE

 

There was submitted Report No 76-2025 by the Executive Director of City Development informing of the results of the Dundee Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) update that took place during 2024, including progress on the action to establish a regional adaptation partnership.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the adverse risks highlighted in the CRVA 2024; and

 

(ii) to endorse the recommended adaptation options proposed.

 

 

 

Heather ANDERSON, Convener.