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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

… into account emissions from both production and consumption OuR MISSION Encouraging people, businesses and other organisations to do what they can to reduce their carbon footprint and making it easier, where we can, for those changes to happen OuR STRATEGY We will use our tools, levers and powers and apply the Carbon Management Hierarchy as we focus on our 7 Ways to Net Zero; applying our…

… emissions from Council vehicles Reduce emissions from Council buildings Look at generating green energy for Council buildings Increase tree cover and improve nature Reduce carbon emissions from our waste and recycling service Consider Climate Change in all Council decisions and policies Tackle fuel poverty and reduce emissions from homes Support sustainable travel and development…

… and set a legally binding target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from across the UK economy by 2050 with five yearly carbon budgets to set actions and review progress. STAFFORdSHIRE MOORLANdS 19 JuNE 2018 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council approved the adoption of a Staffordshire Moorlands Green Infrastructure Strategy to support the Local Plan. 10TH JuLY 2019…

…. Local authorities have powers or influence over roughly a third of emissions in their local areas” Climate Change Committee, Local Authorities and the Sixth Carbon Budget, December 2020 This means that we all have a part to play in tackling climate change. We see our role as a district council to be to encourage people, businesses and other organisations to do what they can to reduce…

… different choices, for example on their travel and diets.” Climate Change Committee 2020, The Sixth Carbon Budget: The UK’s path to Net Zero 39 cLIMATE cHANGE – OuR STRATEGY AIMING LOW: THE WAY TO NET ZERO We believe that we can meet our aim of becoming a carbon neutral Council – sitting within a carbon neutral district – by 2030 if we focus our actions on 7 Ways to Net Zero. • The Way We…