Attachment 2 to Report 19.342: Options assessment 
Option 
Do not declare a 
Declare climate emergency 
Declare a climate 
Declare a climate emergency, 
climate emergency 
(no additional action) 
emergency and announce a  announce a carbon neutrality target 
carbon neutrality target  
and announce additional action on 
climate change 
Advantages 
 Resource
 Leadership
 Leadership and walks the
 Leadership and walks the talk
reallocation not
 Aligns with other councils
talk
 Aligns with other councils
required
 Resource reallocation not
 Aligns with other councils
 Manages wider climate change risks,
 BAU programme
required
 Manages future carbon
including carbon price risk
continues
 BAU programme
pricing risks
 Wider environmental and
continues
 Wider environmental co-
organisational co-benefits
benefits
Disadvantages 
 May impact
 May impact reputation
 Wider climate change
 Reallocation/possibly additional
reputation
 Less focus on re-
risks not managed
resources required
 Unaligned with
alignment of resources
 May impact on other programmes
other councils
and prioritisation
 Less focus on re-
 Climate change risks may
alignment of
not be managed
resources and
prioritisation
 Climate change
risks may not be
managed
Significance 
Low 
Low-High 
Medium 
Medium-High 
Promotion of 
Low 
Low-Medium 
Medium 
High 
community 
outcomes 
Impact on 
Low 
Low 
Low-medium 
Low-High 
capacity to 
meet present 
and future 
needs 

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