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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

… by the Bolton Vision Partnership and you, the people of Bolton, and is a direct and collaborative response to the climate emergency motion brought before the council in August 2019. Its central purpose is to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change and lessen the impact of our collective activities on the environment. However, we also know that action on climate change opens…

… a host of additional opportunities and potential benefits. For example, upgrading vehicles dependent on fossil fuels not only helps to reduce carbon emissions, but also contributes to cleaner, healthier air. Because the causes of climate change are many, action to tackle them must be wide-ranging and multifaceted. This will require the support of many people, working together – national…

… standards for building efficiency. This will improve the quality of our homes and thus the health and wellbeing of residents, as well as reducing carbon emissions and cutting energy costs. Improvements in active travel and access to green spaces will support better community wellbeing. Together with improvements in air quality, action within this pillar will result in improved outcomes…

… for community health and associated health indicators. 5 Buildings, Transport and Operations This is the pillar with the most potential to drive down carbon emissions in Bolton. Carbon management plans will be developed for the buildings belonging to the Bolton Vision Partnership, including social housing. The resulting improvements in carbon emissions will be tracked and measured…

… of zero waste to landfill across their operations. The council will work with Transport for Greater Manchester to reduce carbon emissions from transport and travel. The Greater Manchester 2040 Transport Strategy Delivery Plan promotes the “Right Mix” target of one million more sustainable journeys per day by 2040 with zero net growth in motor vehicle traffic. This relies on providing…