Decision details

(i)       to request that officers invite Aberdeen for a Fairer World to either give a presentation to Committee or provide a workshop to Members;

(ii)       to note that officers were giving consideration as to how to encourage applications from all secondary schools for the roles of Youth Climate Change Presidents and Vice Presidents;

(iii)      to note the summary of events that took place in schools to educate children and young people about Climate Change, Biodiversity and the drive towards Net Zero in session 2023-24;

(iv)      to note the work of the Youth Climate Change Group;

(v)      to instruct the Interim Chief Officer - Education and Lifelong Learning to report back on progress via committee report within one calendar year;

(vi)      to express sincere thanks to the Youth Climate Change Group and all involved in school-based green projects for their important contribution towards achieving net zero targets and environmental wellbeing;

(vii)     to instruct the Interim Chief Officer Education and Lifelong Learning to continue to support the Youth Climate Change Group and all environmental activities in school settings by developing the partnership work with the Hutton Institute, Keep Scotland Beautiful, Aberdeen For a Fairer World, and others and report back on progress in the above-mentioned report; and

(viii)    to agree to recommend to the Youth Climate Change Group that, in consultation with the Chief Officer Education and Lifelong Learning, they allocate funding contained in the 2024/25 Council revenue budget, across the eleven ASG localities; with the requirement that each ASG reports back within seven months to the Chief Officer Education and Lifelong Learning with an evaluation that details how funds have been spent, comments from participating pupils and teams about the biodiversity, sustainability and outdoor learning aims that their projects have aimed to address, photographs and comments from pupils on how they think green projects and outdoor learning should develop in the future in their area and in the city.