Reform UK councillor Harrison Fowler said: “UK authorities of all sizes like to parade their net-zero efforts around like some badge of honour.
“But in reality, it’s nothing more than shallow virtue signalling and PR.”
Council documents prepared for the meeting said the role of local government in combating climate change had been “constrained by a lack of a clear legal duty as well as a lack of funding from the government”.
The documents said the Environmental Targets Bill was currently before Parliament, which aims to introduce a statutory objective requiring public bodies to contribute to the delivery of targets to address climate change.
The report added: “In summary, the proposal under consideration presently appears lawful.
“However, the cabinet should have in mind that, in the coming years, Parliament may well expand the council’s legal duties.”