Vision / Mission
In 2019, in response to these events, SRBC made a climate emergency declaration, setting an ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030. In addition, we need to prepare the borough for the effects of climate change, and this need for resilience and adaptation was also considered as part of the strategy.
The climate emergency strategy included a commitment to involve the residents and businesses of the borough in the action plan process, and welcomed their involvement via a public consultation process.
The consultation process clearly demonstrated the concerns amongst participating residents and businesses about the climate emergency. Unfortunately, the timing of the consultation coincided with COVID lockdowns which meant we were not able to engage with our schools in the way we had planned. So as not to miss this important contribution we plan to further consult, including with our schools, once the pandemic has passed and include their responses in an update to members. We would like to thank all those residents, groups and businesses that contributed to the consultation process.
This action plan follows the initial consultation process and sets out the councils actions, with timescales, between 2021 to 2030 in order to deliver on the 2030 carbon neutral pledge.