Introduction

In 2019, South Ribble Borough Council (SRBC) declared a climate emergency, pledging to make the borough carbon neutral by 2030.

In 2020, the council approved the Climate Emergency Strategy for the borough, summarising the global, national and local needs for such action, and how the council will be acting to 2030 on this pledge. The strategy also agreed on a public consultation process to inform and influence the specific actions to be taken to deliver the strategy, and those actions to be prioritised.

This action plan acknowledges the contributions received during the consultation and sets out those actions we will be taking over the short, medium, and long-term, in support of the carbon neutral 2030 target.

The findings of the report will also be used as the basis for wider stakeholder engagement, to maximise the effectiveness of those actions that can be driven at a local level.