Including the closely related term literacy training.
… and technology sector. We need to integrate training and the requirements for carbon neutral and climate resilient related knowledge into Further Education, apprenticeships and job roles across all of our priority areas. There will also be a need for ongoing carbon literacy training for local authority officers and staff in other organisations to ensure that those delivering services and taking…
…. The delay to the Environment Bill means that rather than the Bill informing the District strategy as was originally intended, we had to consult on the strategy based on our assumptions of the outcomes of the Bill, where possible, and we will review when the Bill has been agreed. This strategy sets out the direction of travel to becoming carbon neutral by 2030. It will need to be reviewed…
… to mitigate the impacts of climate change across the District and reduce carbon emissions. Some of these achievements of this are set out below. Energy Conservation • Installed 8,700 energy saving measures including boilers, domestic solar installations, cavity wall and loft installation resulting in 1,000 tonnes of carbon saved. • 14,689 residents registered for energy switching…
… to green tariffs resulting in 710 tonnes of carbon saved Transport • Installed electric car chargers in car parks across the District. • Cycle scheme - 70 participants purchased bikes through the scheme. • Provision of secure bike storage at Causeway House and Lakes Road. • Provision of electric bike for staff use. • Since 2015 we have saved 858 tonnes of CO2 in business travel…
… and the sharing of technical knowledge, foster partnerships, offer incentives and support for local businesses to operate on a sustainable model and commit to becoming carbon neutral. The Council has worked with businesses in the past to access grant schemes that help them become more efficient and carbon neutral and will continue to work with businesses to access these national or regional schemes…