Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy

Climate change remains arguably the greatest threat to the world and air quality issues threaten damage to our health. These issues are expected to have significant impacts locally and for our residents, particularly the most vulnerable members of our community. That is why we must all step up and take action.

Tackling these issues will bring a whole host of benefits to our borough, creating a healthier place to live and work, providing new jobs and helping address social issues such as fuel poverty.

This strategy sets out a framework for us to take action to tackle issues and meet the targets set out in our Climate Emergency declaration.

Key areas for action

Action by all - the need for everyone in the borough to contribute
Buildings - tackling emissions from heating and powering our buildings
Transport - tackling emissions from vehicles
Zero carbon electricity - supporting the transition to a decarbonised electricity system
Waste and consumption - reducing waste and consumption
Natural environment - maximising the climate mitigation and adaptation qualities of the natural environment

As a council, we will:

• Lead by example as a community leader and by tackling our own emissions
  
• Enable by facilitating change through policies and strategies, details of which may be developed elsewhere, but with climate change and air quality at their core
  
• Inspire by educating, encouraging and empowering our residents, businesses and communities to take action
  

Further details are set out in the full strategy below.

Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy(PDF) [2 Mb]

Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy - Equality Impact Assessment(PDF) [185 kb]

Action plans

The action plans support the strategy and include details of the actions we intend to implement in each area. These plans will be updated annually, to account for new actions and progress made.

Climate Emergency Action Plan 2023 to 2024(PDF) [904 kb]

Climate Emergency Action Plan 2022 to 2023(PDF) [447 kb]

Climate Emergency Action Plan 2021 to 2022(PDF) [799 kb]

Climate Emergency Action Plan 2020 to 2021(PDF) [349 kb]

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