Climate Change Strategy

The Climate Emergency Action Plan that sits alongside this strategy contains seven sections

1. Management – How the Council organises, monitors, and reports climate actions.
2. Energy – Actions to reduce energy use and switch to renewable sources across Council operations and the wider Borough.
3. Transport – Measures to cut emissions from vehicles, promote active travel, and expand electric vehicle infrastructure.
4. Waste and consumption – Initiatives to reduce waste, increase recycling, and encourage sustainable purchasing and resource use.
5. Adaptation, resilience and mitigation – Steps to prepare for climate impacts, strengthen community resilience, and reduce climate risks.
6. Sustainable development – Ensuring new initiatives meet low-carbon standards and protect biodiversity.
7. Education and engagement – Raising awareness, and involving residents, businesses, landowners and schools in climate action.

The Action Plan identifies actions that need to be taken across the Council and the Borough.  Many will need a collaboration of partners and funding to be implemented successfully.  Other actions may be amended by emerging technologies and future policy changes internationally, nationally or locally.