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Shropshire Council - Unitary

… COMMUNICATION & EDUCATION Current initiatives that increase understanding of the issues and the solutions Report annually on progress with the action plan, emission reduction, and carbon sequestration. Publish as much data (including live data) as possible online. Climate Change Task Force Provisional data is provided within the Climate Change Strategy. Annual energy generation from…

… Economic Growth Estimates of carbon savings could be determined using staff distances to work. These calculations are being worked on. Y Seek energy bills from staff for the last 12 months to help assess the Council's Scope 3 emissions. Climate Change Task Force Consider linking to the mandatory training on sustainability. N Seek funding to retrofit energy efficiency measures into all…

… to take on. It focusses on those actions that are likely to reduce the Council’s own emissions – including indirect (Scope 3) emissions – rather than Council led actions that help reduce the emissions of Shropshire businesses or residents. Actions that help sequester carbon are included. This list is a work in progress. Formal approval under the Council’s Capital Programme will be pursued where…

…% grant funding (up to £30k per house) for energy and carbon performance improvements to social housing in Shropshire. N Install EV Charging Points in market towns across Shropshire Highways Shropshire Council is part of a successful 100% Government-funded project called ‘Agile Streets’ which is seeking suitable test locations for 25 funded EV chargers to help vehicle owners who are reliant…

… Notes / work underway More info needed? Work with others to establish, a carbon credit scheme that invests in projects that sequester carbon locally (known as 'carbon in-setting') Climate Change Task Force A pilot is underway with a Council highways contractor to partly offset (in-set) their carbon emissions via provision of additional trees to the Community Tree Scheme. Y…