Lobbying Work in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards. - Find a freedom of information request

1. I would like information about your council's lobbying work in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.

In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following question:

Has the council written to or met with UK national or devolved governments to ask or lobby for climate action since 1st January 2023?

Please provide some evidence of the most recent letter or meeting such as a copy of the letter or email sent, or the date, topic of meeting and position of the person that the meeting was held with.

This includes either asking for more powers and funding for local authorities to take climate action, or asking for the government to take further action themselves. This includes working with other local authorities to send joint letters or meetings to lobby UK or devolved governments, and includes both general climate action and calls for action on specific issues such as transport where climate change is mentioned as a motivating factor for taking action. This includes if a cabinet member or other councillor has written to or met with the UK or devolved governments on behalf of the council.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.  

Over the last 18 months Lincolnshire County Council and the other upper tier local authorities in Greater Lincolnshire have been meeting regularly with central government to develop a devolution deal for Greater Lincolnshire. This has involved multiple meetings between politicians and senior management with civil servants and ministers from central government.

The full Devolution Deal can be read here:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/657099237391350013b03c30/Greater_Lincolnshire_Devolution_Deal.pdf

The Devolution Deal specifically addresses additional funding and powers to address climate change and the impacts of climate change. Specific areas covered include energy networks, heat networks, the decarbonisation of buildings, retrofitting of housing, Green Jobs, carbon capture and storage and green hydrogen.