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Swale Borough Council

… the carbon footprint of our services. The grounds maintenance contract has seen new electric vehicles and power tools used for the first time on this service. The proposed new waste and street cleaning contract will reduce carbon emissions by re-routing rounds to reduce fuel use by 10-15%, using cleaner more fuel-efficient Euro VI diesel vehicles with an electric lift for the bins and use of EVs…

… when trees are planted. 2.12 A fuel and water advice service was developed as a way of reaching our more vulnerable residents to help them reduce bills and carbon emissions. The adviser was appointed in late 2020 for two years. Funding for a third year was agreed in 2022 and an assistant has been funded from an external source. Over the three years the service has advised over 1500…

… successfully requested more renewable energy and energy-efficiency measures to be included in new developments. All new developments are encouraged to achieve a 50% saving in carbon emissions over 2013 building regulations (19% more than current regulations). The emerging Local Plan will bring this down to net zero emissions by 2030. A guide for developers including examples of how the 50% reduction…

… in carbon emissions can be achieved is available on the council’s website. 2.16 This year we have planted 295 standard trees and 14053 whips. 2.17 COVID19 has accelerated the move to virtual and hybrid meetings and new ways of working, resulting in business and commuting miles falling dramatically. However other challenges have arisen, such as the increase in household waste being put out…

… Recommendations 1. Members to discuss the progress and refer to Council on 31 January 2024. 2. To approve the reallocation of £11,000 Improvement and Resilience funds towards the Carbon Footprint recalculation project to provide the evidence for revising the Action Plan. 1 Purpose of Report and Executive Summary 1.1 On 26 June 2019 the Council declared a Climate and Ecological Emergency setting…