…. This is a serious concern when as a 1County flooding is set to double by 2040, impacting 75,000 homes. The District has areas of air quality concerns due to the use of older, more polluting heavy goods vehicles. With the prospect of greater development occurring across the District 1 Essex County Council’s Climate Action Commission report 2021…
…%20the%20Council%20on%2016%20May%202019 APPENDIX 1 ⁻ Continue to delivery air quality improvement via the Market Hill Air Quality Action Plan; ⁻ Continue with town greening and greenways on redundant rail and canal connections; ⁻ Plant more trees, and support rewilding, 24% of the District is woodland; ⁻ Mow the grass less frequently; ⁻ Create more inviting, usable spaces and parklets…
… and to help engage with our communities. Using data and insights we can set out to understand how much energy we use, our carbon footprint, air quality readings, traffic density, car ownership, fuel and energy consumption, flooding risks, and a gather a range of known behaviours and outputs that help provide a clear picture about the challenges we face, what our perceptions of climate change…