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The Climate Change and Nature Scrutiny Panel is a group of councillors that checks the work of the Cabinet and officers. It met on 29 September 2026 and considered reports on nature recovery and on water quality and pollution control. The minutes record no formal decisions. They record actions for officers: to provide more information on Burry Inlet nitrates, drainage and Welsh Water investment, and to explore a report on common land.
On 28 July 2026 the Climate Change and Nature Scrutiny Performance Panel heard updates on the Council's Net Zero 2030 target and its Climate Change 2050 work. It confirmed Cllr Mary Jones as Convener for 2026-27, agreed its role, and agreed its work plan for the year. The minutes record no decisions on the two updates, which the Panel heard.
The Climate Change and Nature Scrutiny Performance Panel met on 24 March 2026 to hear two updates: progress on the Council's Section 6 biodiversity duty action plan, and the annual air quality report. The minutes record no decisions, but they list three actions for the Council to provide in writing after the meeting.
At its meeting on 27 January 2026, the Scrutiny Performance Panel for Climate Change and Nature was briefed on the closure of the Council's Sustainable Transport Strategy and its replacement with a Swansea Local Transport Plan. It also received the annual update on Local Flood Risk Management. A scrutiny panel is a group of councillors that questions Cabinet Members about their work. The minutes record no decisions on either item.
The Panel met on 18 November 2025 to consider water quality and pollution control, and the Council's Retrofit Project. The minutes record no formal decisions on either item, only the Panel's questions and three follow-up actions on bathing water, event waste and the Drought Liaison Group. Councillors were asked to consider the water report and to recognise the Retrofit Framework and the risks identified with it.
The Scrutiny Performance Panel for Climate Change and Nature, a group of councillors who review Council work, met on 16 September 2025 to hear an update on weed spraying and wildflower planting from Cabinet Member Andrew Stevens and officers. The minute records discussion only, with no decision. The Panel later wrote to Cabinet Members with its views in a letter dated 3 October 2025.