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Harlow Council

… of reducing its carbon footprint and use of resources in both its own operations and across the district and how this contributes to government legislation. In 2011 the Council adopted its first Carbon Management Plan, achieving a 25 per cent reduction over five years from building and transport related emissions, totalling 1083 tonnes of carbon. The Council’s Carbon Management Plan 2016-2021 set…

… the Council a target to reduce its carbon emissions by 25 per cent from its 2014/15 baseline emissions of 2,700,000kg (2,700 tonnes), the equivalent to 675 tonnes. On 18 July 2019, Cabinet agreed to extend the Carbon Management Plan timeline to 2021/22, unless the target is reached prior to this date. 3. At the Full Council meeting of 11 July 2019, Councillors unanimously backed a motion…

… to declare a climate emergency in Harlow. The Council has made a number of commitments to prevent climate change, including reducing the council’s net carbon emissions as far as possible and reducing the carbon footprint at a greater rate than it is already committed to do so, along with actions relating the effects of activities, beyond those directly emitting carbon into the atmosphere, on the wider…

… of single use plastics across all public council buildings by January 2020  Installing photovoltaic panels on all public council buildings within the next two years where possible  Identify other energy efficiency measures to reduce carbon emissions i.e LED Lighting, on site energy generation  Encourage staff to cycle to work and further promote the cycle to work scheme…

… that: A The Working Group notes the report and the progress made to date. BACKGROUND 1. The Climate Change Act 2008 established a legally binding target to reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent in 2050 from 1990 levels. In June 2019, the Government passed new laws to reduce all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. 2. The Council recognises the importance…