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Blaby District Council

… and provides the framework from which we can take responsibility and work together to transform the district. Cllr Terry Richardson Leader Blaby District Council Cllr Sharon Coe Portfolio Holder for Health Wellbeing and Regulatory Services 3 2. Introduction This is the Council’s Carbon Neutral Action Plan (CNAP) setting out how we intend to cut our Carbon Emissions and become carbon…

… emergency. While there is no single definition of what that means Blaby District Council recognises this fact and has pledged to become carbon neutral across its services by 2030 and to use the powers and influence it has to support partners, business and the community to become carbon neutral across the district by 2050 if not sooner. In light of this the Council has committed to a wide range…

… of the scale of action needed to become carbon neutral and how much carbon can be saved by certain types of interventions if they were to be rolled out across the district. 15 Ultimately, for the District to meet its carbon neutral aspirations, we must increase our use of renewable energy, display better energy behaviours, use more efficient products and buildings, alongside an overall…

… implementing. Aim to complete 3 – 6 years. Long term (2026-2030)- Actions that require significantly more development or resource before implementation. Aim to complete by 2030. To facilitate understanding and implementation we have grouped the activities needed to become carbon neutral into 5 main sections. Each section will introduce the key issues and current activities, and a range of actions…

… determined by the upstream emissions: that is, from the production and distribution of the energy used to charge them. Recent research also suggests that the lifetime carbon emissions of EV’s are approximately half those of a conventional vehicle, with more efficient electric vehicles saving on the carbon produced in the batteries in just two or three years17. Further carbon savings can be made when…