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Leicestershire County Council

… to the ISO 14001 standard; • 2012: LCC signed up to Climate Local, an Environment Agency supported initiative; • 2014: The Council approved the Carbon Reduction Strategy and Implementation Plan focusing on reducing carbon emissions in the County; • 2018: LCC signed up to UK 100 Pledge; and • 2019: LCC declared a climate emergency and commited to achieve carbon neutrality for its own…

… and the timeframes used for the UK Government’s carbon budgets. It will allow the Strategy to respond to changes in environmental policies and the wider context and circumstances in which it operates, coupled with a more agile Action Plan. “Leicestershire County Council will minimise the environmental impact of its activities and will improve the wider environment through local action. We will play…

… of supporting targets where appropriate. These will be set out within the Action Plan. Where possible, when setting the targets, a baseline of our performance as at 2016-17 has been established. As a minimum we aim to reduce the county’s GHG emissions in line with the UK Government’s carbon budgets, as vital steps towards supporting the government’s long-term target of net zero GHG emissions…

…. O. Support action for sustainable development and growth O1. Utilising our own land and assets, the Council will ensure infrastructure growth and delivery does not harm the environment or contribute to climate change and instead actively seeks to improve biodiversity and reduce carbon emissions, thereby creating exemplars of sustainable development. O2. Work with partners…

… Leicestershire’s economic prosperity benefits everyone and supports resilient, clean growth. By contributing to a reduction in carbon emissions and helping to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change which are predicted to have significant negative impacts on the economy. By identifying local business opportunities that will arise from the move towards a low carbon future e.g. renewable…