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Wolverhampton City Council

… change plans and activity should be communicated clearly and widely 2 1 3 4 Activities should be genuinely sustainable and/or effective at reducing carbon emissions The cost impact of actions on residents and the council should be considered The council should be transparent about its plans and associated costs 5 6 7 Some plans should have an immediate impact in order to motivate…

… on the principles, there were 4 which were seen as the most important 39BritainThinks | Private and Confidential 1. The cost impact of actions on residents and the council should be considered 2. Activities should be genuinely sustainable and/or effective at reducing carbon emissions 3. The ‘ask’ should be appropriate to people’s abilities and needs - actions should be achievable and realistic 4…

… across the city are sustainable • Reduce printing in the council This idea was seen to correspond with the principle of: Activities should be genuinely sustainable and/or effective at reducing carbon emissions This idea was seen to correspond with the principle of: The ‘ask’ should be appropriate to people’s abilities and needs - actions should be achievable and realistic…

… Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED • Considering that energy contributes to 82% of the council’s carbon footprint, residents felt this was the policy likely to have the most significant impact on carbon emissions • Even if the council’s overall contribution to emissions is not large, making such a major change to its own activity was seen as showing leadership 49BritainThinks | Private…

… be emitting those fumes.” Sensitivity: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED • Moving inhabitants towards electric vehicles was felt to be an important step that would help reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality in the city • There were some questions about: • Whether the grid would be able to support large scale electric vehicle charging at peak times • Whether there would be enough vehicle…