Cornwall Council is considering pushing its net zero targets back until 2045.
In a meeting this week, the council’s Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee were told that the initial 2030 goal would not be achievable.
The council will reportedly strive to achieve renewable electricity targets, as well as its recycling and tree planting objectives as part of the amended 2045 plan, according to the BBC.
The 15-year shift will be subject to approval from the council’s cabinet in November.
Cllr Loic Rich, Cornwall’s cabinet member for environment and climate change, said the council remains ‘committed to tackling climate change’ and is ‘on track to meet the commitments […] made in 2019 in cutting out emissions from [its] operations’.
He added: ‘The recommended revised targets for tackling climate change for Cornwall, endorsed by our Sustainable Growth Overview Scrutiny Committee this week, are based on evidence gathered through the development of our Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Area Energy Plan.
‘The plan outlines a clear route to providing more affordable and secure energy to residents and businesses and seizing the economic opportunities that moving to renewable energy sources presents to Cornwall.’
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