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Argyll and Bute Council

… into a regular reporting and scrutiny of Climate Change Actions via our Policy and Resources Committee. This plan will evolve in future years and the Action Plan is a live document that will be updated and reported to Committee regularly. However this plan aims to provide focus for the Council to respond to diverse challenges and to address activities required to urgently reduce carbon emissions…

… and Bute Council to achieve 75% carbon reduction by 2030 and net zero before 2045 This is the second iteration of our Decarbonisation Plan and aligns with national requirements. As this and future plans develop and resource are aligned to specific activities then these timelines for delivery of targets will be reviewed. 2. Support our low carbon economy We aim to assist our local…

… communities and businesses to recover and build upon our low carbon economy. 3. Lead by example and develop practices and partnerships that inspire low carbon behaviours We seek to be innovative, collaborative and ambitious with our climate change actions that inspire others and tackle impacts together. 4. Make ‘Climate Friendly Argyll and Bute’ a recognised brand and underpin behaviours…

… of our staff and customers Use the new branding (top left of page) to underpin messages of our Decarbonisation Plan. Over 1MW of installed Solar Photovoltaic Panel capacity has already been installed on Council Buildings LED Streetlights installed across Argyll and Bute have reduced carbon emissions by more than 1,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year There are approximately…

… Emissions from our commercial fleet like buses, bin lorries, vans and cars including business miles equate to around 14% of the Council’s overall Carbon Footprint. Changing the way we work by using technology during the COVID19 pandemic reduced business mileage by 90%. Reducing the need to travel and ways we work will contribute to this as well as changing to more efficient and environmentally…