News for Weston-super-Mare Central Ward from local councillors Mike Bell and Robert Payne : serving you on North Somerset Council and Weston-super-Mare Town Council Learn more
by mikebell on 18 November, 2019
A series of initiatives, projects and policy changes have been devised by North Somerset Council to help tackle the climate emergency.
The measures are set out in the council’s Climate Emergency Strategy and Action Plan.
The council declared a climate emergency in February this year and set a target of North Somerset becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
Since then a cross-party group of councillors has been working with officers to produce a strategy and action plan aimed at achieving this target.
“Carbon neutrality in North Somerset by 2030 will only be achieved with radical behavioural adjustments across the area,” said Alex Hearn, the council’s assistant director – placemaking and growth.
“The council has been recognised as one of the better performing local authorities in the country at responding to climate change and it’s important that we continue to show leadership and work with our local communities, businesses, schools and partners to tackle the climate emergency.
“However, we will need substantial support from the government to achieve this target and we’ll be lobbying ministers and civil servants for help.”
The strategy and action plan are both live documents that will be regularly reviewed and updated. The documents set out seven key principles and a raft of actions aimed at addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
The key principles are:
Become a net zero carbon council
Actions include:
An energy efficient built environment
Actions include:
Replenish our carbon stores
Actions include:
Adapting to climate change
Actions include:
Renewable energy regeneration
Actions include:
Reduce emissions from transport
Actions include:
Repair, reuse, reduce and recycle
Actions include:
The strategy and action plan can be viewed at: https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/environmentalprotection/climate-change/climate-emergency/
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