Coventry’s Independent Climate Change Board

• All meetings will be Chaired by the independent chair and in her or his absence by the Vice Chair and will be held at least on a quarterly basis.
• A meeting will require at least a third of its membership to be present in order to be quorate.
• Decisions will be made by consensus. If not possible the Chair will have the casting vote.
• Meetings of the Main Board will be held quarterly where appropriate. Working group meetings will be held to progress matters set by the Board and individuals or organisations may be co-opted to assist where necessary. 

Amendments, modification or variation 

Terms of reference may be amended, varied or modified in writing after consultation and agreement of the Climate Change Board.

Pathway working groups 

Our pathway working groups allow us to bring together organisations across the city to deliver positive climate action to support our city to prosper from the green industrial revolution and ensure benefits are felt by everyone. 

Priorities of work follow the five sustainability pathways.  Each pathway group is chaired by a member of the main Climate Change Board as follows: 

1. Route to Net Zero Pathway group: Rachel Jones, Act on Energy
2. Nature Based Development Pathway group: Ed Green, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
3. Circular Economy Development Pathway group: Russ Hall, Warwick Manufacturing Group 
4. Resilient Development Pathway group: Suzanne Ward, Environment Agency
5. Fairer Green Futures Pathway Group, Chair TBC.

Our actions 

Our agreed priority areas of action are set out in the Climate Change Strategy. 

Coventry’s Climate Change Board meetings 

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